Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

ततश्च गुरुपादाब्जगलितामृतधारया । क्षालितं निजमात्मानं निर्मलं भावयेत्सुधीः ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

tataśca gurupādābjagalitāmṛtadhārayā | kṣālitaṃ nijamātmānaṃ nirmalaṃ bhāvayetsudhīḥ || 66 ||

Translation

मग गुरुपादकमलांतून झरणाऱ्या अमृतधारेने आपला आत्मस्वरूप धुतला जाऊन पूर्ण निर्मळ झाला आहे, असे सुज्ञ साधकाने भावावे.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/काल-देश-निर्देश (संबन्ध/अधिकरण-निबन्धन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्-अर्थे (ablative sense: ‘thereafter/from that’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• गुरु-पाद-अब्ज-गलित-अमृत-धारया: by the stream of nectar dripping from the guru’s lotus-feet
• गुरु-पाद-अब्ज-गलित-अमृत-धारया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + गलित (√गल्/गल्-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘धारा’ प्रधानः; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (guru-pāda-abja = ‘guru’s foot-lotus’; galita-amṛta = ‘dripped nectar’; amṛta-dhārā = ‘stream of nectar’)

• क्षालितम्: washed/cleansed
• क्षालितम्: कर्मणि-भाव (result state of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘washed/cleansed’ (predicate participle)

• निजम्: one’s own
• निजम्: कर्म-विशेषण (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘आत्मानम्’

• आत्मानम्: self
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• निर्मलम्: pure
• निर्मलम्: कर्म-विशेषण (object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘आत्मानम्’ (or predicate adjective with ‘क्षालितम्’)

• भावयेत्: should contemplate/visualize
• भावयेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) + णिच् (causative) = √भावय्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative/imperative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष?—अत्र विधिलिङ्, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन (he should contemplate/visualize)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सु’ + ‘धी’ = ‘good/intelligent-minded’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a guru-disciple framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Guru

FAQs

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

It teaches inner purification through Guru-centered contemplation—envisioning the mind and self as cleansed by the Guru’s grace, symbolized as “nectar” flowing from the Guru’s lotus-feet.

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

By placing the Guru’s lotus-feet at the center of practice, it frames purification and progress as arising from reverence, surrender, and grace—core elements of bhakti that culminate in inner clarity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes disciplined dhyāna/bhāvanā (structured contemplative practice) as a technical method for antahkaraṇa-śuddhi—supporting Vedanga-style training where precision of mental practice complements ritual and study.