Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111

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

Devanagari script

ध्यात्वैवमयुतं जप्त्वा दशांशं जुहुयात्तिलैः । वैष्णवे पूजयेत्पीठे प्रागुद्दिष्टेन वर्त्मना ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

dhyātvaivamayutaṃ japtvā daśāṃśaṃ juhuyāttilaiḥ | vaiṣṇave pūjayetpīṭhe prāguddiṣṭena vartmanā || 111 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ധ്യാനിച്ച് മന്ത്രം പത്തായിരം പ്രാവശ്യം ജപിക്കണം; പിന്നെ അതിന്റെ ദശാംശം എള്ളോടുകൂടെ അഗ്നിയിൽ ഹോമിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് വൈഷ്ണവ പീഠത്തിൽ മുൻപ് പറഞ്ഞ വിധിപ്രകാരം പൂജിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्या (धातु) → ध्यात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव), ‘having meditated’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• अयुतम्: ten thousand (times)
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); numeral noun = ten-thousand

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जप्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव), ‘having recited’

• दश-अंशम्: a tenth part
• दश-अंशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: ‘दशमः अंशः’ = one-tenth

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: Optative/Potential (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds
• तिलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• वैष्णवे: in the Vaiṣṇava (sacred)
• वैष्णवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally with ‘पीठे’

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: Optative/Potential (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• पीठे: on the altar/seat
• पीठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्राक्: previously
• प्राक्: Visheshana (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय): ‘previously/before’

• उद्दिष्टेन: by the prescribed/indicated
• उद्दिष्टेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-दिश् (धातु) → उद्दिष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘वर्त्मना’ (instrumental) as qualifier

• वर्त्मना: by the path/method
• वर्त्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents a complete sādhana-sequence—dhyāna (meditation), japa (10,000 recitations), homa (one-tenth offering), and pūjā—showing how inner devotion is sealed through Vedic ritual action dedicated to Viṣṇu.

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

Bhakti is expressed as disciplined worship: one begins with remembrance (dhyāna), continues with sustained name/mantra repetition (japa), and culminates in offering and formal worship (homa and pūjā) on a Vaiṣṇava pīṭha, all done according to the prescribed method.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual calculus and procedure—fixed japa counts (ayuta) and the daśāṁśa rule for homa—reflecting technical prayoga-knowledge used in mantra-sādhana and fire offerings.