Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

एवं ध्यात्वा जपेत्तिष्ठन्प्रातर्मध्याह्नके तथा । सायंकाले समासीनो भक्त्या तद्गतमानसः ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ dhyātvā japettiṣṭhanprātarmadhyāhnake tathā | sāyaṃkāle samāsīno bhaktyā tadgatamānasaḥ || 58 ||

Translation

Ayant ainsi médité, qu’il récite le mantra : debout le matin et de même à midi ; puis, le soir venu, assis, avec bhakti, l’esprit entièrement absorbé en Cela, le Seigneur.

Word by Word

• evam: thus/in this manner
• evam: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• dhyātvā: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: Ktva Pratyaya (Gerund/Absolutive)

• japet: should chant/recite
• japet: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Potential), Parasmaipada, Prathama Purusha (3rd), Ekavachana (Singular)

• tiṣṭhan: standing
• tiṣṭhan: Visheshana (Qualifier to Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Shatri Pratyaya (Present Participle), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātar (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• madhyāhnake: at noon
• madhyāhnake: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhnaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• tathā: similarly/and
• tathā: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/Adverb

• sāyaṃkāle: in the evening
• sāyaṃkāle: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyaṃkāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• samāsīnaḥ: seated well
• samāsīnaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier to Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāsīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Shanach Pratyaya (Perfect Participle sense), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• tadgatamānasaḥ: with mind absorbed in that (God)
• tadgatamānasaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier to Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tadgatamānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular. Analysis: tad-gatam manas yasya saḥ

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches a structured daily sādhana where meditation (dhyāna) leads into mantra-repetition (japa), and the practitioner’s mind is trained to remain absorbed in the Lord throughout the day.

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

Bhakti is shown as more than emotion: it is steady remembrance—doing japa with a mind ‘tad-gata’ (fixed on Him), supported by regular timings and disciplined posture.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical kalpa-oriented ritual discipline: time-based observance (morning, midday, evening) and prescribed bodily posture (standing/seated) as part of regulated daily practice.