Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

स्वस्तिश्चेति समाख्याता ब्रह्माद्यास्तदनंतरम् । लोकेशानर्चयेद्भूयस्तदस्त्राणि च तद्बहिः ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

svastiśceti samākhyātā brahmādyāstadanaṃtaram | lokeśānarcayedbhūyastadastrāṇi ca tadbahiḥ || 102 ||

Translation

Dies wird als das Ritual namens „Svasti“ verkündet. Unmittelbar danach verehre man Brahmā und die übrigen Gottheiten. Dann wiederum verehre man die Lokapālas (Wächter der Welten) und außerhalb davon die astrās, die Waffen bzw. mantrischen Geschosse, die dazu gehören.

Word by Word

• स्वस्तिः: Svasti (well-being)
• स्वस्तिः: सम्बोधन/निर्देश (Name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• समाख्याता: are named/called
• समाख्याता: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाख्यात (कृदन्त, √ख्या + सम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (समाख्याताः understood; list of names); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (‘are called/are named’)

• ब्रह्म-आद्याः: (deities) beginning with Brahmā
• ब्रह्म-आद्याः: कर्म (Object; to be worshipped)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्म आदिः येषाम् = ‘those beginning with Brahmā’)

• तत्-अनन्तरम्: immediately after that
• तत्-अनन्तरम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): ‘immediately after that’

• लोक-ईशान्: the lords of the worlds
• लोक-ईशान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य ईशाः = ‘lords of the worlds’)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: क्रिया (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (adverb: again/further)

• तत्-अस्त्राणि: their weapons
• तत्-अस्त्राणि: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य अस्त्राणि = ‘his/its weapons’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तत्-बहिः: outside that (area)
• तत्-बहिः: देशाधिकरण (Spatial adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः: ‘outside that/thereafter outside’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual sequence; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumāras implied for this section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Lokapalas

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes ritual completeness: auspicious invocation (svasti) is followed by honoring cosmic authorities (Brahmā and the Lokapālas) and then establishing protection through astras, indicating that spiritual practice should include both blessing and safeguarding.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, orderly worship—recognizing the deity’s cosmic administration (Brahmā, Lokapālas) and the deity’s protective powers (astrās), turning devotion into disciplined service rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style ritual methodology: a prescribed sequence of worship and spatial placement (inner worship followed by “outside” worship), including protective mantra-astrās used for ritual guarding and completion.