Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

आरभ्यार्कोदयं मंत्री यावच्चंद्रोदयो भवेत् । तावन्नोपविशेद्भूमौ जितवाविस्थरमानसः ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

ārabhyārkodayaṃ maṃtrī yāvaccaṃdrodayo bhavet | tāvannopaviśedbhūmau jitavāvistharamānasaḥ || 47 ||

Translation

Du lever du Soleil jusqu’à l’apparition de la Lune, le pratiquant du mantra ne doit pas s’asseoir sur la terre nue, ayant maîtrisé l’errance et la dispersion du mental vers l’extérieur.

Word by Word

• ārabhya: starting from
• ārabhya: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / temporal point
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-rabh (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); उपसर्गपूर्वक-क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive sense), ‘having begun/from’

• arka-udayam: sunrise
• arka-udayam: Karma (कर्म) / object of ‘ārabhya’ (starting from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया/कर्म (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘अर्कस्य उदयः’

• mantrī: the minister / practitioner
• mantrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• yāvat: until/as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / correlating with ‘tāvat’
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक (limit/extent marker)

• candra-udayaḥ: moonrise
• candra-udayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) of ‘bhavet’ (logical subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘चन्द्रस्य उदयः’

• bhavet: should occur / may be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• tāvat: so long (till then)
• tāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक, ‘so long’ (correlative of yāvat)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• upaviśet: should sit down
• upaviśet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-viś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• bhūmau: on the ground
• bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी/अधिकरण (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• jita-vāvi-sthara-mānasaḥ: whose mind is controlled (and steady)
• jita-vāvi-sthara-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘mantrī’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (कृदन्त; √ji धातु) + vāvi (प्रातिपदिक; uncertain/rare) + sthara (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य मानसं ...’ (one whose mind is ...); पाठदोष/दुर्लभपद: ‘vāvi’ अत्र अस्पष्टम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/discipline context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Arka)
• Chandra

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined bodily conduct as a support for inner mastery—keeping the practitioner vigilant and restrained, so mantra practice is grounded in steadiness rather than mental dispersion.

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

By emphasizing self-control and reverent conduct during the day’s sacred cycle, it supports focused remembrance and worship; such regulated practice becomes a practical aid to sustained devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Time-discipline tied to celestial markers (sunrise and moonrise) reflects Jyotiṣa-style observance timing, while the rule about not sitting on bare ground reflects ritual-āchāra used to preserve purity and attentiveness in mantra practice.