Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

सर्वविद्यानिधिं देवगुरुं स्वर्णद्युतिं स्मरेत् । लक्षं जपो दशांशेन घृतेनान्नेन वा हुनेत् ॥ १३१ ॥

Transliteration

sarvavidyānidhiṃ devaguruṃ svarṇadyutiṃ smaret | lakṣaṃ japo daśāṃśena ghṛtenānnena vā hunet || 131 ||

Translation

あらゆる知の蔵であり黄金のごとく輝く天界のグル（デーヴァグル）を念想すべし。十万遍のジャパを行い、その十分の一に当たる数だけ、ギーまたは煮炊きした供物をもって護摩を修すべし。

Word by Word

• सर्व-विद्या-निधिम्: treasury of all knowledge
• सर्व-विद्या-निधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वासां विद्यानां निधिः)

• देव-गुरुम्: guru of the gods
• देव-गुरुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां गुरुः)

• स्वर्ण-द्युतिम्: golden radiance
• स्वर्ण-द्युतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्णवत् द्युतिः)

• स्मरेत्: should meditate/remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लक्षम्: a lakh (100,000)
• लक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (one hundred thousand)

• जपः: recitation (japa)
• जपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दश-अंशेन: with one-tenth (as offering)
• दश-अंशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दशमः अंशः/दशांशः; तेन)

• घृतेन: with ghee
• घृतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अन्नेन: with food (oblation)
• अन्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• हुनेत्: should offer in fire (perform homa)
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brihaspati (Deva-guru)

FAQs

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

It teaches a complete sādhana pattern: meditation on the Guru-deity, disciplined mantra-japa (lakṣa count), and sealing the practice through homa as an offering—linking inner remembrance with outer ritual completion.

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

By instructing continuous स्मरण (remembrance) of the divine Guru and dedicating the fruit of practice through offerings, it frames mantra-work as devotion expressed through reverent recollection and sacrificial dedication.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga-style ritual arithmetic and procedure: lakṣa-japa followed by daśāṃśa-homa, and acceptable havis options (ghee or cooked food), a typical technical rule used in mantra and yajña practice.