Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

संकल्पमूर्तिमूलेन संपूज्य च विधानतः । केसरेषु षडंगानि संपूज्य दिग्दलेषु च ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

saṃkalpamūrtimūlena saṃpūjya ca vidhānataḥ | kesareṣu ṣaḍaṃgāni saṃpūjya digdaleṣu ca || 9 ||

Translation

Ensuite, selon la règle rituelle, qu’on rende un culte accompli à la base à la Divinité visualisée par le saṅkalpa (résolution sacrée). Qu’on honore les six membres (ṣaḍ-aṅga) sur les filaments (kesara) et aussi sur les pétales des directions (dig-dala).

Word by Word

• संकल्प-मूर्ति-मूलेन: by/with the root-base of the intention-form
• संकल्प-मूर्ति-मूलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (संकल्पस्य मूर्तेः मूलम्; तेन)

• सम्-पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्-पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having worshipped’; उपसर्ग: सम्-

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

• विधानतः: as prescribed
• विधानतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘according to prescription’

• केसरेषु: in the filaments (of the lotus)
• केसरेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• षट्-अङ्गानि: the six limbs (ṣaḍaṅga)
• षट्-अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (षड् अङ्गानि)

• सम्-पूज्य: having worshipped
• सम्-पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having worshipped’; उपसर्ग: सम्-

• दिक्-दलेषु: in the directional petals
• दिक्-दलेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (दिशां दलानि)

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

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the prescribed ritual method)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship begins with saṅkalpa (inner resolve) and proceeds in an ordered way—honoring the deity at the base and then sanctifying the entire worship-field (lotus/directions) through systematic limb-worship (ṣaḍaṅga), making devotion both inward (intention) and outward (ritual form).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: the devotee mentally establishes the deity through saṅkalpa and then offers careful, rule-based worship, showing that devotion in the Narada Purana is heartfelt yet guided by vidhi (proper procedure).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights practical ritual science—mantra-nyāsa/anga-pūjā and spatial arrangement of worship (directional petals), reflecting technical precision associated with Vedic ritual method and its procedural disciplines.