Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

कृत्वा तेनांगुष्टमात्रां प्रतिमां च हनूमतः । कृत्वा प्राणप्रतिष्टां च सिंदूराद्यैः प्रपूज्य च ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

kṛtvā tenāṃguṣṭamātrāṃ pratimāṃ ca hanūmataḥ | kṛtvā prāṇapratiṣṭāṃ ca siṃdūrādyaiḥ prapūjya ca || 29 ||

Translation

Avec cette substance, qu’on façonne une image de Hanumān de la taille d’un pouce; puis, après avoir accompli la prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā (invocation de la présence vitale), qu’on l’honore comme il se doit avec du sindūra (vermillon) et d’autres offrandes.

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund), 'having done/made'

• tena: by that, with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (Masculine/Neuter), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• aṅguṣṭa-mātrām: thumb-sized
• aṅguṣṭa-mātrām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṅguṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + mātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); tatpuruṣa: aṅguṣṭasya mātrā = 'thumb-measure'

• pratimām: image, idol
• pratimām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• hanūmataḥ: of Hanumān
• hanūmataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (हनूमत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund)

• prāṇa-pratiṣṭhām: life-installation (prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā)
• prāṇa-pratiṣṭhām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pratiṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); tatpuruṣa: prāṇānāṃ pratiṣṭhā = 'installation of life (prāṇa)'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• siṃdūra-ādyaiḥ: with vermilion and the like
• siṃdūra-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃdūra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural); tatpuruṣa: siṃdūraḥ ādiḥ yeṣām = 'with vermilion etc.' (ādi = 'and the like')

• prapūjya: having duly worshipped
• prapūjya: Kriyā (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: Lyap-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund), upasarga pra-; 'having worshipped'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

Speaker

Sage Nārada (instructing in ritual procedure, within the Nārada–Sanatkumāra dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is supported by proper upāsanā-vidhi: even a small icon becomes a focused seat of worship when consecrated through prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā and honored with fitting offerings like sindūra.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical and embodied—one expresses reverence through making a sacred form, invoking divine presence, and offering simple, heartfelt worship to Hanumān as a devotional aid.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual know-how (procedure for pratimā-nirmāṇa and prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā) and the rules of pūjā-upacāras (offerings such as sindūra) used in devotional rites.