Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

अर्ध्यं दद्याद्रविं ध्यायव्रक्तचंदनमंडले । दत्त्वा पुष्पांजलिं भूयो जपेदष्टोत्तरं शतम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

ardhyaṃ dadyādraviṃ dhyāyavraktacaṃdanamaṃḍale | dattvā puṣpāṃjaliṃ bhūyo japedaṣṭottaraṃ śatam || 45 ||

Translation

Dengan bermeditasi pada Ravi (Surya) yang bersemayam dalam lingkaran pes cendana merah, hendaklah dipersembahkan arghya (curahan air penghormatan). Kemudian, setelah mempersembahkan segenggam bunga sekali lagi, hendaklah melafazkan japa seratus lapan kali.

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya (water-offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• दद्यात्: should offer
• दद्यात्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should give’

• रविम्: to the Sun
• रविम्: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• ध्याय: having meditated
• ध्याय: क्रियाविशेषण (Absolutive modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having meditated’

• रक्तचन्दनमण्डले: in a red-sandalwood circle/mandala
• रक्तचन्दनमण्डले: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + चन्दन + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; तत्पुरुष (रक्तस्य चन्दनस्य मण्डले = in a circle made of red sandal)

• दत्त्वा: having offered
• दत्त्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Absolutive modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having given’

• पुष्पाञ्जलिम्: a handful of flowers
• पुष्पाञ्जलिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणाम् अञ्जलिः = handful of flowers)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति/अधिक्य-अव्यय (adverb: again/more)

• जपेत्: should chant
• जपेत्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should chant’

• अष्टोत्तरम्: eight more (i.e., 108)
• अष्टोत्तरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; तत्पुरुष (अष्ट अधिकं = eight more)

• शतम्: a hundred (times)
• शतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (count-object)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual context, in dialogue style associated with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)

FAQs

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

It presents a disciplined upāsanā sequence—dhyāna (visualization), arghya (offering), puṣpāñjali (devotional offering), and fixed-count japa (108)—showing how inner focus and outer rite are joined to sanctify the worshipper’s mind.

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

Bhakti is expressed through reverent offerings (arghya and flowers) performed with meditation on the deity’s form (Ravi in a sandalwood maṇḍala), and sustained remembrance through japa—devotion made steady by repeated mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights practical ritual discipline: using a maṇḍala, prescribed substances (red sandalwood), and a standardized japa count (108), reflecting the procedural precision characteristic of kalpa-style practice within Vedanga-oriented instruction.