Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेद्भानुसहस्रं विजितैंद्रियः । दशांशं जुहुयाद्बीहीन्पयोदध्याज्यमिश्रितान् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

dhyātvaivaṃ prajapedbhānusahasraṃ vijitaiṃdriyaḥ | daśāṃśaṃ juhuyādbīhīnpayodadhyājyamiśritān || 11 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ധ്യാനിച്ച് ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളെ ജയിച്ചവൻ ഭാനുസഹസ്രം ജപിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് ജപസംഖ്യയുടെ ദശാംശം പോലെ പാൽ-തൈര്-നെയ്യ് കലർത്തിയ അരിമണികൾ അഗ്നിയിൽ ഹോമമായി അർപ്പിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having meditated’

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• प्रजपेत्: should recite (japa)
• प्रजपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भानु-सहस्रम्: a thousand (recitations) of Bhānu
• भानु-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भानोः सहस्रम् = a thousand (times) of Bhānu-mantra/name)

• विजित-इन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• विजित-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजित (कृदन्त; वि-√जि) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य इन्द्रियाणि विजितानि सः)

• दश-अंशम्: a tenth part
• दश-अंशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दशमः अंशः = one-tenth portion)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बीहीन्: rice grains
• बीहीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रीहि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• पयः-दधि-आज्य-मिश्रितान्: mixed with milk, curd, and ghee
• पयः-दधि-आज्य-मिश्रितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मिश्रित (कृदन्त; √मिश्र्/मिश्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः (पयसा दध्ना आज्येन च मिश्रिताः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the procedural discipline of japa and homa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhanu (Surya)

FAQs

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

It links inner discipline (meditation and sense-restraint) with outer ritual completion: japa is sealed by a proportional homa (one-tenth), showing that mantra-practice is perfected through both concentration and sacrificial offering.

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

Devotion here is expressed as reverent, methodical worship—remembering (dhyāna), repeating the sacred hymn (japa), and offering (homa). The controlled senses indicate bhakti guided by niyama (disciplined observance), not mere emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-vidhi and prayoga: the daśāṃśa rule (offering one-tenth of the japa count) and the specific havis composition (rice grains mixed with milk, curd, and ghee), reflecting technical yajña procedure taught in Vedanga-aligned practice.