Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

प्रणम्याथ स्मरन्मंत्रमर्पयेत्कुमांजलिम् । रोगे निवृत्ते स्नात्वाथ नत्वा संपूञ्चेद्गुरुम् ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

praṇamyātha smaranmaṃtramarpayetkumāṃjalim | roge nivṛtte snātvātha natvā saṃpūñcedgurum || 127 ||

Translation

Luego, tras postrarse y recordar el mantra, debe ofrecer un puñado de flores con las manos en añjali. Cuando la enfermedad haya remitido, debe bañarse y, postrándose de nuevo, despedirse respetuosamente del gurú.

Word by Word

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; धातु: नम् (to bow) उपसर्ग: प्र

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• स्मरन्: remembering
• स्मरन्: Karta (कर्ता) सहायक-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (contextual)

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• अर्पयेत्: should offer
• अर्पयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कुमाञ्जलिम्: a small añjali (handful/salutation with joined palms)
• कुमाञ्जलिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कु + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: कर्मधारय (कु-अञ्जलिः = ‘small/lesser handful-salutation’)

• रोगे: in/with the illness
• रोगे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• निवृत्ते: having ceased
• निवृत्ते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), सप्तमी एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘निवृत्ते (रोगे)’ = when the illness has ceased

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• संपूञ्चेत्: should duly worship
• संपूञ्चेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; रूपे ‘ज्’→‘ञ्च्’ (phonetic/orthographic variant in transmission)

• गुरुम्: the teacher
• गुरुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a technical/ritual context, traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Guru

FAQs

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

It teaches the correct completion of a mantra-based rite: humility (bowing), devotion (remembering the mantra), offering (flower añjali), purification (bathing after recovery), and gratitude with proper closure (taking leave of the guru).

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

Bhakti is expressed through reverence and surrender—bowing before and after the rite, making an offering with remembrance of the mantra, and honoring the guru as the channel of sacred knowledge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-vidhi (applied ritual procedure) and shauca/ācāra rules—how to perform an offering, observe purification after illness, and formally conclude the rite with guru-sammati (seeking the teacher’s consent).