Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155

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

Devanagari script

तदग्रे प्रजपेन्नित्यं साधकोऽयुतमादरात् । सप्तमे दिवसे प्राप्ते कुर्याञ्च पूजनं महत् ॥ १५५ ॥

Transliteration

tadagre prajapennityaṃ sādhako'yutamādarāt | saptame divase prāpte kuryāñca pūjanaṃ mahat || 155 ||

Translation

അതിന് ശേഷം സാധകൻ നിത്യം ഭക്തിയോടെ പത്തായിരം ജപം നടത്തണം. ഏഴാം ദിവസം എത്തിയാൽ മഹത്തായ പൂജ നടത്തണം.

Word by Word

• तत्-अग्रे: thereafter
• तत्-अग्रे: Kala/Desha (काल/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्-अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; ‘तत्’ (that/thereafter) + ‘अग्रे’ (in front/afterwards) → ‘thereafter/then’

• प्रजपेत्: should recite (mutter)
• प्रजपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• साधकः: the practitioner
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयुतम्: ten thousand (times)
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्या/परिमाण (ten-thousand)

• आदरात्: out of reverence
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

• सप्तमे: on the seventh
• सप्तमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘दिवसे’)

• दिवसे: day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• प्राप्ते: when (it) has come
• प्राप्ते: Sati-saptami (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘प्राप्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘when (it) has arrived’ (locative absolute with दिवसे)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘पूजनम्’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (mantra-sādhana saptāha pattern implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-sādhana should be structured: steady daily japa builds inner purity and focus, culminating in a formal, elevated act of worship on the seventh day.

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

Bhakti is shown as both inward and outward: repeated remembrance through japa, followed by an offering-based pūjā that expresses reverence and gratitude in a complete devotional cycle.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual discipline—fixed counts (ayuta), daily regularity (nityam), and calendrical timing (seventh day)—a practical application of procedural precision central to Vedic ritual practice.