Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

सर्ववेदमयाचिंत्यपदान्ते सर्वमीरयेत् । बोधयद्वितवांतोऽयं मन्त्रस्तारादिरीरितः ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

sarvavedamayāciṃtyapadānte sarvamīrayet | bodhayadvitavāṃto'yaṃ mantrastārādirīritaḥ || 33 ||

Translation

At the end of the contemplated word that is composed of all the Vedas, one should utter “all,” that is, the complete formula. This mantra, beginning with Tārā (Oṁ), is taught as ending with the syllable “dvi/ta,” and is said to awaken spiritual understanding.

Word by Word

• sarva-veda-maya: consisting of all the Vedas
• sarva-veda-maya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-veda-maya (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + वेद + मय)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally with padānte via sandhi context

• aciṃtya-pada-ante: at the end of the ‘unthinkable’ word/term
• aciṃtya-pada-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-cintya-pada-anta (प्रातिपदिक; अ + चिन्त्य + पद + अन्त)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvam: everything / the whole (formula)
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• īrayet: one should utter/recite
• īrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īr (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bodhayat: awakening/enlightening
• bodhayat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: budh (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Pumliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifies mantraḥ

• dvitavān: twofold / having two parts
• dvitavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + tavat (तवत्)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘having two-ness/two parts’ (contextual epithet)

• antaḥ: ending (with)
• antaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; used as qualifier ‘ending (with …)’

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; pronoun

• mantraḥ: mantra
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tārā-ādiḥ: beginning with ‘tārā’
• tārā-ādiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tārā-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; तारा + आदि)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifies mantraḥ

• īritaḥ: is declared/said
• īritaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īr (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Pumliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate adjective

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Tārā (Oṃ)

FAQs

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

It presents mantra as “sarva-veda-maya” (the essence of all Vedas) and emphasizes that correct completion and utterance of the formula—beginning with Oṃ—serves as a means of awakening spiritual knowledge.

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

By stressing contemplative recitation of a Veda-essence mantra (centered on Oṃ), it supports bhakti as disciplined remembrance and reverent japa that clarifies awareness and steadies devotion toward the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) is implied: the verse gives a technical instruction about mantra structure—its beginning (tārā = Oṃ) and a specified ending syllable—indicating precision in pronunciation and completion during japa.