Shloka 32

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

लोकसंधृतिमात्रेण वारिणा स्नापयाम्यहम् । देवतंतुसमायुक्ते यज्ञवर्णसमन्विते ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

lokasaṃdhṛtimātreṇa vāriṇā snāpayāmyaham | devataṃtusamāyukte yajñavarṇasamanvite || 32 ||

Translation

ലോകധാരണത്തിന് ആവശ്യമായത്ര ജലമാത്രം കൊണ്ടാണ് ഞാൻ സ്നാനവിധി നടത്തുന്നത്. ഇത് ദേവതാതന്തുക്കളാൽ സംയുക്തവും യജ്ഞത്തിന്റെ പവിത്ര വർണങ്ങളാൽ സമന്വിതവും ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• लोकसंधृतिमात्रेण: by (it) merely for sustaining the world
• लोकसंधृतिमात्रेण: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + संधृति (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (compound): लोक-संधृति-मात्र (determinative; ‘only for the support of the world’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वारिणा: with water
• वारिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नापयामि: I bathe (you)/I cause (you) to be bathed
• स्नापयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative) ‘cause to bathe’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवतंतुसमायुक्ते: in/with (that) joined with divine threads
• देवतंतुसमायुक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + समा+युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् + क्त)
• Form: समासः: देव-तन्तु-समायुक्त (determinative; ‘joined with divine threads’); सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); लिङ्गम् अनिश्चितम्—सप्तमी-एकवचन रूपेण (in/with ... [object])

• यज्ञवर्णसमन्विते: in/with (that) endowed with the sacrificial color
• यज्ञवर्णसमन्विते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अनु+इ/√इ? + क्त)
• Form: समासः: यज्ञ-वर्ण-समन्वित (determinative; ‘endowed with sacrificial color/mark’); सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Yajna

FAQs

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

It teaches that purification is not mere physical washing but a disciplined rite: use only necessary water (non-wasteful dharma) while sanctifying the act through deity-connection and yajña-consciousness.

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

Bhakti is shown as reverent practice—ordinary acts like bathing become devotional when performed with restraint, purity, and remembrance/invocation of the divine order (devatā-sambandha).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Shauca norms: regulated snāna, conservation of resources, and performing purification with yajña-oriented sanctity rather than excessive outward display.