Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

किंकरीभूय वर्त्तेत कुरुते साधकोदितम् । भास्मांबुमंत्रितं रात्रौ सहस्रावृत्तिकं पुनः ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

kiṃkarībhūya vartteta kurute sādhakoditam | bhāsmāṃbumaṃtritaṃ rātrau sahasrāvṛttikaṃ punaḥ || 39 ||

Translation

Becoming, as it were, a servant of the mantra and the rite, the practitioner should conduct himself accordingly and do what is prescribed for the sādhaka. Again, at night he should consecrate ash and water with the mantra, repeating it a thousand times.

Word by Word

• किंकरी-भूय: having become subservient
• किंकरी-भूय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: किंकरी (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having become a servant/handmaid’

• वर्तेत: should act/remain
• वर्तेत: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्/वर्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• साधक-उदितम्: what is prescribed/uttered by the practitioner
• साधक-उदितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक) + उदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √उद्/वद्? here ‘said/uttered’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sādhakasya uditam) used adjectivally

• भस्म-अम्बु-मन्त्रितम्: ash-water that has been consecrated (by mantra)
• भस्म-अम्बु-मन्त्रितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भस्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मन्त्र्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (karmadhāraya/ṣaṣṭhī sense): ‘mantritaṃ bhāsmāmbunā’

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सहस्र-आवृत्तिकम्: with a thousand repetitions
• सहस्र-आवृत्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘having a thousand repetitions’

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of mantra-sadhana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes humility and exactness in sadhana: the practitioner must submit to the discipline of the rite and empower ritual substances through sustained japa.

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

By describing the sādhaka as 'servant-like,' it frames practice as devoted service—obediently following injunctions and offering effort (japa) with reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual technique and mantra-prayoga: timed practice (night observance), fixed-count japa (sahasrāvṛtti), and mantra-consecration of materials (ash and water) used in rites.