Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

कृत्वा स्वस्ति विधानं तु मंडलादि च तुष्टिमान् । गुरुः शिष्येण सहितः शुचिर्यागगृहं विशेत् ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

kṛtvā svasti vidhānaṃ tu maṃḍalādi ca tuṣṭimān | guruḥ śiṣyeṇa sahitaḥ śuciryāgagṛhaṃ viśet || 20 ||

Translation

സ്വസ്തിവിധാനം നിർവഹിച്ച് മണ്ഡലാദി മുൻകൃത്യങ്ങൾ പൂർത്തിയാക്കി, തൃപ്തനായി ശുചിയായ ഗുരു ശിഷ്യനോടൊപ്പം യാഗഗൃഹത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Gerund)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) = ‘having done’

• स्वस्ति: auspicious benediction
• स्वस्ति: कर्म/विधेय (Ritual formula element)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: मङ्गलवाचक अव्यय (benedictive particle)

• विधानम्: arrangement / rite
• विधानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तु: then / indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• मण्डल-आदि: the maṇḍala etc.
• मण्डल-आदि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘mandala and the like’

• च: and
• च: निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक

• तुष्टिमान्: content / satisfied
• तुष्टिमान्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्टि-मत् (प्रातिपदिक; मतुप्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘possessed of satisfaction’

• गुरुः: the guru
• गुरुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शिष्येण: with the disciple
• शिष्येण: सहकारक/सह (Association; सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम् + √इ/√धा? lexical ‘sahita’ = accompanied)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण ‘accompanied’

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• याग-गृहम्: the sacrificial house
• याग-गृहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘sacrificial house’)

• विशेत्: should enter
• विशेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Shishya

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred action begins with auspicious invocation and orderly preparation; purity, right procedure, and the guru–disciple alignment are presented as prerequisites for a rite to become spiritually effective.

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

Though primarily ritual, it reflects bhakti through reverent discipline: entering the yajña-space only after sanctifying acts mirrors entering worship with humility, purity, and obedience to the guru’s guidance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical practice tied to Vedāṅga concerns—correct performance of auspicious benedictions (svasti-vācana), preparatory maṇḍala work, and rules of śauca (ritual purity) before commencing yajña procedures.