Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

ततोऽधमर्षण जप्त्वा यतासुर्वारिसंप्लुतः । स्नानांगं तर्पणं कृत्वाचम्यार्ध्यं भानवेऽर्पयेत् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

tato'dhamarṣaṇa japtvā yatāsurvārisaṃplutaḥ | snānāṃgaṃ tarpaṇaṃ kṛtvācamyārdhyaṃ bhānave'rpayet || 36 ||

Translation

ຈາກນັ້ນ ເມື່ອສະວດມົນອະຄະມະຣະສະນະ ໂດຍກັ້ນລົມຫາຍໃຈ ແລະ ກາຍຖືກນ້ຳຊຸ່ມຊ່ຳ, ພຶງສຳເລັດພິທີອາບນ້ຳ, ເຮັດຕັຣປະນະ (ຖວາຍນ້ຳໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມພໍໃຈ), ອາຈະມະນະ ແລະ ຖວາຍອັຣຄະຍະແດ່ພຣະອາທິດ.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (adverb: then/thereafter)

• अधमर्षणम्: the Adhamarshana (mantra)
• अधमर्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधमर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; मन्त्र-नाम

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया: ‘having recited’

• यतासुः: with restrained breath
• यतासुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतासु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: यताः आसवः यस्य सः = ‘with controlled breath/vital airs’

• वारि-संप्लुतः: immersed in water
• वारि-संप्लुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक) + संप्लुत (√प्लु धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: वारिणा संप्लुतः = ‘immersed in water’

• स्नान-अङ्गम्: a bathing-rite component
• स्नान-अङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘a limb/part of bathing (rite)’

• तर्पणम्: libation/oblation (tarpana)
• तर्पणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया: ‘having done’

• आचम्य: having sipped (water)
• आचम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चम (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष (gerund): ‘having sipped (water)’

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• भानवे: to the Sun
• भानवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• अर्पयेत्: should offer
• अर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्पय् (णिजन्त, √ऋ/अर्प्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma/ācāra context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhanu (Surya)

FAQs

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

It outlines a sequential discipline of purification—mantra-japa, controlled breath, ritual bathing, tarpaṇa, and offering arghya to Sūrya—showing how inner cleansing (mantra and restraint) is completed by outer Vedic acts to prepare one for dharmic life and worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent daily worship: offering arghya to Bhānu (Sūrya) with purity and attention. The verse emphasizes devotion as consistent, embodied practice rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and discipline central to Kalpa (Vedāṅga of ritual practice): the correct sequence of snāna-aṅgas, tarpaṇa, ācamanam, and arghya—core elements of daily ācāra.