Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner

Devanagari script

हरिपूजारतस्यास्य यज्ञमालिमहात्मनः । हरिः संप्रेषयामास विमानं पार्षदा वृतम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

haripūjāratasyāsya yajñamālimahātmanaḥ | hariḥ saṃpreṣayāmāsa vimānaṃ pārṣadā vṛtam || 22 ||

Translation

हरिपूजेत रत असलेल्या या महात्मा यज्ञमालीसाठी स्वयं हरिने पार्षदांनी वेढलेले दिव्य विमान पाठविले.

Word by Word

• हरि-पूजा-रतस्य: of (him) devoted to Hari’s worship
• हरि-पूजा-रतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक; √रम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (हरिपूजायां रतः = devoted to Hari-worship)

• अस्य: of this (person)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive: of this man)

• यज्ञमालि-महात्मनः: of Yajñamālī, the great-souled
• यज्ञमालि-महात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञमालिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (यज्ञमाली एव महात्मा)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संप्रेषयामास: sent forth
• संप्रेषयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्रेष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पार्षदैः: by attendants
• पार्षदैः: Karana (करण/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वृतम्: surrounded
• वृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ धातोः क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'विमानम्' इत्यस्य विशेषण (surrounded)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Yajñamāli
• Pārṣadas (divine attendants)

FAQs

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

It shows bhakti as directly met by Bhagavan’s grace: Hari personally arranges the devotee’s upliftment, symbolized by the divine vimāna and His attendants.

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

By emphasizing single-hearted attachment to Hari-pūjā: the devotee’s steady worship becomes the cause for Hari’s immediate response and divine protection, indicating bhakti’s supremacy over mere external status.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented pūjā discipline) is implied: consistent, rule-based worship of Hari is presented as efficacious, though the verse’s focus is the devotional fruit rather than technical Vedāṅga details.