Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

एवं पंचदशावृत्त्या संपूज्य तुरगाननम् । वागीश्वरसमो वाचि धनैर्धनपतिर्भवेत् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ paṃcadaśāvṛttyā saṃpūjya turagānanam | vāgīśvarasamo vāci dhanairdhanapatirbhavet || 47 ||

Translation

Ainsi, en rendant un culte juste à Turagānana selon un cycle de quinze répétitions, on devient l’égal du Seigneur de la Parole par l’éloquence, et, pour les richesses, semblable au Seigneur des Trésors.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

• पञ्चदश: fifteen
• पञ्चदश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral compound (द्विगु-समास) ‘fifteen’; used as qualifier of ‘आवृत्त्या’: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) (in sense ‘by fifteenfold repetition’)

• आवृत्त्या: by repetition/recitation-cycles
• आवृत्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• सम्-पूज्य: having worshipped properly
• सम्-पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having duly worshipped’

• तुरगाननम्: the horse-faced one (Hayagrīva)
• तुरगाननम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘horse-faced’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• वागीश्वरसमः: equal to the lord of speech
• वागीश्वरसमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् + ईश्वर + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘equal to the lord of speech’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• वाचि: in speech
• वाचि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• धनैः: with wealth/by riches
• धनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• धनपतिः: a lord of wealth
• धनपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘lord of wealth’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Turaganana (Hayagriva)
• Vagishvara
• Kubera (Dhanapati)

FAQs

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

It presents a Vedanga-style principle: disciplined, rule-bound worship and fixed-count recitation (āvṛtti) of Turagānana leads to refinement of vāṇī (speech) and material stability, showing how mantra-pūjā is linked with inner and outer excellence.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as precise, repeated worship (saṃpūjā and āvṛtti). The verse frames devotion not only as emotion but as sustained practice that transforms one’s capacities—especially speech—into an offering and a strength.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual discipline and counted recitation (āvṛtti), a technical feature common in mantra-prayoga traditions aligned with Vedanga concerns (procedure, phonetic precision, and repeatable method leading to stated results).