Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

एवं सिद्धे मनौ मंत्री प्रयोगान्कर्तुमर्हति । अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं तु शुद्धं वार्यभिमंत्रितम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ siddhe manau maṃtrī prayogānkartumarhati | aṣṭottarasahasraṃ tu śuddhaṃ vāryabhimaṃtritam || 48 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ മന്ത്രം സിദ്ധമായാൽ साधകൻ അതിന്റെ പ്രയോഗങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യാൻ അർഹനാകുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് ശുദ്ധജലം മന്ത്രം ചൊല്ലി ആയിരത്തി എട്ട് പ്രാവശ്യം അഭിമന്ത്രിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

• सिद्धे: when accomplished
• सिद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with ‘मनौ’ — ‘when (it is) accomplished’

• मनौ: in the mantra (mantra-formula)
• मनौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्/मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• मन्त्री: the practitioner of mantra
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रयोगान्: applications/ritual procedures
• प्रयोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• कर्तुम्: to perform
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to do/perform’

• अर्हति: is fit/entitled
• अर्हति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• अष्टोत्तर-सहस्रम्: one thousand and eight (1008)
• अष्टोत्तर-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टोत्तर + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) numeral compound ‘a thousand plus eight’ (=1008); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अव्यय-निपात)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘वारि’ (understood)

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (implied within compound)

• अभिमन्त्रितम्: consecrated (by mantra)
• अभिमन्त्रितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘वारि’ — ‘consecrated/enchanted’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It states that ritual effects should be attempted only after mantra-siddhi (attainment of efficacy), and that purity is established through consecrating water with disciplined japa, making the practice both spiritually authorized and ritually sound.

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

Though technical, it reflects bhakti’s discipline: devotional practice is not casual but done with purity, steadiness, and reverence—first perfecting the mantra, then using it in service-oriented ritual actions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga (ritual application) and abhi-mantrita purification, including the precise japa count of 1008—typical of technical Vedic procedure and mantra-śāstra method.