Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

हुत्वा लवंगैर्मध्वाक्तैरपामार्गदलैस्तु वा । अयुतं साध्यनामाढ्यं स वश्यो जायते ध्रुवम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

hutvā lavaṃgairmadhvāktairapāmārgadalaistu vā | ayutaṃ sādhyanāmāḍhyaṃ sa vaśyo jāyate dhruvam || 30 ||

Translation

Having offered into the fire either cloves anointed with honey, or else leaves of apāmārga, for ten thousand oblations—each accompanied by the name of the person to be influenced—he surely becomes brought under control.

Word by Word

• हुत्वा: having offered (oblations)
• हुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त) from √हु; ‘having offered’

• लवङ्गैः: with cloves
• लवङ्गैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• मधु-आक्तैः: smeared with honey
• मधु-आक्तैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु-आक्त (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + आक्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; past participle (क्त) from √अञ्ज्/√अक्? (आक्त = ‘smeared’); ‘smeared with honey’

• अपामार्गदलैः: with apāmārga leaves
• अपामार्गदलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग-दल (प्रातिपदिक; अपामार्ग + दल)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘with leaves of apāmārga’

• तु: indeed/also
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/contrast

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

• अयुतम्: ten thousand (times)
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; numeral count

• साध्यनामाढ्यम्: abounding in the sādhya-name (mantra)
• साध्यनामाढ्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य-नाम-आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक; साध्य + नाम + आढ्य)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘rich/abounding in the sādhya-name (mantra-name)’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• वश्यः: subjugated/under control
• वश्यः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया) meaning certainty

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

This verse presents a technical homa-prayoga (ritual application) where specific substances and a fixed count of oblations are prescribed to produce a “vaśya” effect, illustrating the Purana’s Vedanga-style emphasis on procedural precision (dravya, saṅkhyā, and nāma-saṅkalpa).

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; instead, it belongs to the technical sciences section, showing how ritual acts (homa with prescribed offerings and recitation) are framed as result-oriented disciplines alongside broader devotional teachings found elsewhere in the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Practical ritual science is emphasized: correct selection of oblation materials (dravya), exact numerical count (ayuta = 10,000), and the operational detail of inserting the sādhya’s name in the recitation—features typical of prayoga-style instruction.