Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

किवाग्निरिति मंत्रैणाभिमन्त्र्य पञ्चमन्त्रकैः । क्रमात्तत्पुरुषाघोरसद्योजातादिनामभिः ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

kivāgniriti maṃtraiṇābhimantrya pañcamantrakaiḥ | kramāttatpuruṣāghorasadyojātādināmabhiḥ || 57 ||

Translation

Setelah mengabhimantra (mensucikan) dengan mantra yang bermula “kivāgnir…”, hendaklah kemudian, menurut tertibnya, melakukan penyucian dengan lima mantra—yang dinamai Tatpuruṣa, Aghora, Sadyojāta, dan yang lain-lain.

Word by Word

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम (here as particle-like: 'what?')

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्प (or)

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus/“...”
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• अभिमन्त्र्य: having consecrated (by mantra)
• अभिमन्त्र्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्ग: अभि; अर्थ: 'having consecrated/enchanted'

• पञ्चमन्त्रकैः: with the five mantras
• पञ्चमन्त्रकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (पञ्च मन्त्रकाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• क्रमात्: successively
• क्रमात्: Visheshana (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अव्ययार्थे (in order, successively)

• तत्पुरुषाघोरसद्योजातादिनामभिः: with the names (mantras) such as Tatpuruṣa, Aghora, Sadyojāta, etc.
• तत्पुरुषाघोरसद्योजातादिनामभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + अघोर (प्रातिपदिक) + सद्योजात (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (तत्पुरुष-अघोर-सद्योजात-आदि-नाम), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; 'names such as Tatpuruṣa, Aghora, Sadyojāta'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical ritual/vidhi passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Tatpuruṣa
• Aghora
• Sadyojāta

FAQs

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

It teaches that ritual power is not random but arises from disciplined abhimantrana—consecration through correctly applied mantras in the prescribed order.

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

Even in technical rites, the verse implies devotional precision: sacred acts become offerings when performed with reverence, mantra-awareness, and obedience to scriptural sequence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa-style vidhi): ordered mantra-recitation, use of a defined five-mantra set, and the method of abhimantrana for sanctifying fire/offerings.