Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

वासुदेवं संकर्षणं प्रद्युम्नमनिरुद्धकम् । कोणपत्रेषु शांतिं च श्रियं सरस्वतीं रतिम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

vāsudevaṃ saṃkarṣaṇaṃ pradyumnamaniruddhakam | koṇapatreṣu śāṃtiṃ ca śriyaṃ sarasvatīṃ ratim || 10 ||

Translation

Hendaklah dia menempatkan (atau mengundang) Vāsudeva, Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna dan Aniruddha; dan pada kelopak sudut dalam rajah, hendaklah dia juga menempatkan Śānti, Śrī, Sarasvatī dan Rati.

Word by Word

• वासुदेवम्: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• संकर्षणम्: Saṃkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रद्युम्नम्: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनिरुद्धकम्: Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कोण-पत्रेषु: in the corner-petals
• कोण-पत्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (कोणेषु पत्रेषु/कोणस्थितेषु पत्रेषु)

• शान्तिम्: Śānti (Peace)
• शान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रियम्: Śrī (Fortune)
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• रतिम्: Rati
• रतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Sankarshana
• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha
• Shanti
• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Sarasvati
• Rati
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches structured devotion through ritual visualization: the four Vyuhas represent ordered manifestations of Viṣṇu’s power, while Śānti, Śrī, Sarasvatī, and Rati complete the worship by invoking peace, auspiciousness, knowledge, and harmonious joy.

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

Bhakti here is practiced as focused remembrance and invocation (nyāsa/āvaraṇa-devatā placement) of Viṣṇu’s forms, making devotion steady by giving the mind a clear sacred map—center and surrounding deities—during worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—precise deity-placement in a diagram (mandala/yantra) and the procedural logic of worship (kalpa-style arrangement), a technical method aligned with Vedāṅga-oriented practice.