Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

चुलुकेंऽबु पुनर्द्धृत्वा स्वभावादेव सिध्यतः । एकविंशतिसाहस्रप्रमितस्य जपस्य च ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

culukeṃ'bu punarddhṛtvā svabhāvādeva sidhyataḥ | ekaviṃśatisāhasrapramitasya japasya ca || 93 ||

Translation

ふたたび掌に水を掬えば、その儀は自性のままに成就する。同様に、二万一千（21,000）と定められたジャパの誦持もまた成就する。

Word by Word

• चुलुके: in a handful (hollow of the hand)
• चुलुके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चुलुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• अम्बु: water
• अम्बु: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सन्दर्भे कर्म (object) अधिकयुक्तम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• धृत्वा: having held/taken
• धृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘धृत्वा’ = धृ + क्त्वा; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having held/taken)

• स्वभावात्: from (one’s) nature
• स्वभावात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative: from/by nature)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• सिध्यतः: are accomplished/succeed (two)
• सिध्यतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन; ‘सिध्यतः’ = (they) succeed/are accomplished

• एकविंशति-साहस्र-प्रमितस्य: of the (japa) measured as twenty-one thousand
• एकविंशति-साहस्र-प्रमितस्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकविंशति (प्रातिपदिक) + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘प्रमित’ = प्र-मा (धातु) + क्त, ‘परिमित’ अर्थे; ‘एकविंशतिसाहस्रेण प्रमितः’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; जपस्य विशेषणम्

• जपस्य: of japa (repetition)
• जपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

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

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/ritual procedure discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that disciplined, rule-based practice—simple acts like taking a palmful of water and completing a fixed count of japa—has innate efficacy when performed according to prescribed method.

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

By highlighting steady japa (mantra repetition) as a complete practice in itself, it supports bhakti through consistent remembrance and recitation, where devotion matures through regulated repetition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and precision in practice—especially quantified japa counts and water-sipping/hand-water acts (ācamanā-like steps)—reflect the applied, technical side of Vedic discipline.