Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

नत्वा तु भार्गवं सर्वे भूतशुद्धिं प्रचक्रमुः । हृत्पद्ममध्ये सुषिरं तत्रैव भूतपञ्चकम् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

natvā tu bhārgavaṃ sarve bhūtaśuddhiṃ pracakramuḥ | hṛtpadmamadhye suṣiraṃ tatraiva bhūtapañcakam || 35 ||

Translation

Après s’être prosternés devant Bhārgava (le sage de la lignée de Bhṛgu), tous entreprirent la pratique du bhūtaśuddhi, la purification des éléments. Dans le lotus du cœur, ils contemplèrent un espace intérieur subtil, et là même ils placèrent (visualisèrent) les cinq éléments.

Word by Word

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नम् (धातु) → नत्वा (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: नम् (to bow), क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकर्म)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे

• भार्गवम्: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भूतशुद्धिम्: purification of the elements
• भूतशुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भूतानां शुद्धिः (purification of the elements)

• प्रचक्रमुः: they began/proceeded
• प्रचक्रमुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; धातु: क्रम् (to proceed), उपसर्ग: प्र

• हृत्पद्ममध्ये: in the middle of the heart-lotus
• हृत्पद्ममध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् + पद्म + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: (हृदः पद्मम्) + मध्ये → हृत्पद्ममध्ये (locative: in the middle of the heart-lotus)

• सुषिरम्: hollow/cavity-like
• सुषिरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुषिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of implied स्थानम्/आकाशम् etc.)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भूतपञ्चकम्: the five elements
• भूतपञ्चकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भूतानां पञ्चकम् (the set of five elements)

Speaker

Narada (teaching, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava
• Bhūtaśuddhi
• Hṛtpadma
• Bhūtapāñcaka

FAQs

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

It frames bhūtaśuddhi as an inward, meditative purification: by locating the subtle inner space in the heart-lotus and arranging the five elements there, the practitioner ritually refines the body-mind as a fit support for mantra, worship, and higher realization.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by preparing the inner instrument: purifying the elemental constitution and centering awareness in the heart makes japa and Vishnu-oriented worship steadier, more sattvic, and less distracted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga-style ritual know-how (a technical procedure used alongside mantra and nyāsa): the structured visualization of the pañca-bhūtas in the heart-space as part of purification before formal worship.