Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

गायत्र्याराधनासक्तः संध्यावंदनतत्परः । एवं मनुं जपन्विप्रो दुःखं नैवाप्नुयात्क्वचित् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

gāyatryārādhanāsaktaḥ saṃdhyāvaṃdanatatparaḥ | evaṃ manuṃ japanvipro duḥkhaṃ naivāpnuyātkvacit || 49 ||

Translation

ഗായത്രി-ആരാധനയിൽ ആസക്തനായി സന്ധ്യാവന്ദനത്തിൽ തത്പരനായ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ ഇങ്ങനെ മന്ത്രം ജപിച്ചാൽ എപ്പോഴും എവിടെയും ദുഃഖം അനുഭവിക്കുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• गायत्री-आराधना-सक्तः: devoted to the worship of Gāyatrī
• गायत्री-आराधना-सक्तः: विशेषण (of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक) + आराधना (प्रातिपदिक) + सक्त (कृदन्त; √सञ्ज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण ‘सक्तः’ = आसक्तः (attached/devoted)

• संध्या-वन्दन-तत्परः: intent on the Sandhyā worship (daily twilight prayers)
• संध्या-वन्दन-तत्परः: विशेषण (of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘तत्परः’ = तत्-परः (intent on that)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• मनुम्: the mantra / Manu (here: mantra)
• मनुम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• जपन्: reciting
• जपन्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘जपन्’ = जपन् (reciting)

• विप्रः: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• आप्नुयात्: would attain
• आप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (indefinite adverb: ever/anywhere)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-discipline context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Sandhyā-vandana (nitya-karma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gayatri

FAQs

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

It presents Gāyatrī-upāsanā and Sandhyā-vandana as a protective dharma: steady daily japa and twilight worship purify the practitioner and prevent the rise of duḥkha (suffering) in life.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as faithful daily worship (ārādhanā) of the sacred mantra-deity Gāyatrī, performed with regularity and reverence through Sandhyā-vandana and japa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes applied ritual discipline—proper Sandhyā-vandana and mantra-japa (timing at the sandhyās, focused recitation, and consistent practice), a key practical strand of Vedic ritual science.