Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

एवमाराधितो मंत्री दद्यादिष्टानि मंत्रिणे । श्रीकामः पायसाज्येन सहस्रं जुहुयात्सुधीः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

evamārādhito maṃtrī dadyādiṣṭāni maṃtriṇe | śrīkāmaḥ pāyasājyena sahasraṃ juhuyātsudhīḥ || 15 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ആരാധന പൂർത്തിയായാൽ മന്ത്രസാധകൻ ഋത്വിക്കു നിശ്ചിത ദാനങ്ങൾ നൽകണം. ശ്രീ-സമൃദ്ധി ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന ജ്ഞാനി പായസത്തിൽ നെയ്യ് ചേർത്ത് ആയിരം ആഹുതികൾ അർപ്പിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आराधितः: propitiated/worshipped
• आराधितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been propitiated/worshipped’

• मन्त्री: the priest/minister (mantrin)
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• इष्टानि: desired things/offerings
• इष्टानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• मन्त्रिणे: to the priest/minister
• मन्त्रिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• श्रीकामः: desiring prosperity
• श्रीकामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: श्रियः कामः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पायसाज्येन: with rice-pudding and ghee
• पायसाज्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समास: पायस + आज्य (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand (times)
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/परिमाण), एकवचन

• जुहुयात्: should offer into fire
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction sequence, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It links successful mantra-propitiation with ethical ritual completion: honoring the officiant with prescribed dues and performing a disciplined homa to invoke Śrī (prosperity) through sattvic offerings.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-based worship—propitiating the mantra-deity with faith and steadiness, and then completing the rite properly through offering and gratitude, rather than seeking results without devotion and discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual science) is foregrounded: correct sequencing of mantra-sādhana, dakṣiṇā/ritual dues to the priest, and the quantified homa count (one thousand oblations) with specified havis (pāyasa mixed with ghee).