Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

धारां च ब्रह्मरन्ध्रेण प्रविशन्तीं निजां तनुम् । तया संक्षालयेत्सर्वमन्तर्द्देहगतं मलम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

dhārāṃ ca brahmarandhreṇa praviśantīṃ nijāṃ tanum | tayā saṃkṣālayetsarvamantarddehagataṃ malam || 22 ||

Translation

Et qu’il contemple un flot pénétrant son propre corps par le brahma-randhra (l’ouverture au sommet du crâne). Par ce courant intérieur, qu’il lave entièrement toute impureté logée au-dedans du corps.

Word by Word

• धाराम्: stream, flow
• धाराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रेण: through the brahma-opening (crown aperture)
• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः रन्ध्रम्)

• प्रविशन्तीम्: entering
• प्रविशन्तीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle/शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (धाराम्)

• निजाम्: one's own
• निजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (तनुम्)

• तनुम्: body
• तनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तया: by that (stream)
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (instrumental)

• संक्षालयेत्: should thoroughly cleanse
• संक्षालयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + क्षल् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अन्तर्देहगतम्: located inside the body
• अन्तर्देहगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर् + देह + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (देहे अन्तर् गतम्)

• मलम्: impurity
• मलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches inner śauca (purification) through yogic visualization: a purifying flow enters via the brahma-randhra and washes away internal mala, preparing the practitioner for higher dhāraṇā and liberation-oriented practice.

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

While framed as a yogic technique, it supports bhakti indirectly: inner cleansing steadies the mind and senses, making japa, smaraṇa, and focused devotion to Viṣṇu more consistent and sattvic.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical sādhanā language aligned with disciplined practice (śauca and dhāraṇā-style visualization), a hallmark of Book 1.3’s ‘technical sciences’ orientation rather than narrative praise alone.