Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

पिबेत्तत्सर्वमचिरात्तस्य सारस्वतं भवेत् । ज्योतिष्मतीलताबीजं दिनेष्वेकैकवर्द्धितम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

pibettatsarvamacirāttasya sārasvataṃ bhavet | jyotiṣmatīlatābījaṃ dineṣvekaikavarddhitam || 52 ||

Translation

അത് എല്ലാം അചിരത്തിൽ കുടിക്കണം; ഉടൻ തന്നെ അവന് സാരസ്വതസിദ്ധി (വാക്പ്രതിഭയും വിദ്യയും) ലഭിക്കും. ജ്യോതിഷ്മതീ വള്ളിയുടെ വിത്ത് ദിവസേന ഒന്ന് വീതം കൂട്ടി സേവിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम् (soon/quickly)

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• सारस्वतम्: Sarasvatī-related/eloquent
• सारस्वतम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्योतिष्मतीलताबीजम्: seed of the Jyotiṣmatī creeper
• ज्योतिष्मतीलताबीजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष्मती + लता + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘ज्योतिष्मत्याः लतायाः बीजम्’

• दिनेषु: on days
• दिनेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन

• एकैकवर्द्धितम्: increased one by one (each day)
• एकैकवर्द्धितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकैक + वर्द्धित (कृदन्त; √वृध् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘एकैक’ (distributive) + PPP ‘वर्द्धित’ = increased day by day

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/technical context, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati

FAQs

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

It frames learning and eloquence (sārasvata) as an attainable śāstric result, achieved through disciplined, time-bound practice rather than mere aspiration.

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

Indirectly: by seeking Sarasvata power (clear speech and understanding), a practitioner becomes more capable of reciting, teaching, and contemplating sacred knowledge—supporting devotional study and praise.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical regimen with measured daily increase (ekaika-varddhitam), reflecting the applied, procedural style associated with Vedanga-adjacent disciplines and śāstric method.