Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 137

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

जपेदष्टसहस्राणि पायसैर्होममाचरेत् । पूर्वोक्तपीठे व्यासस्य पूर्वमंगानि पूजयेत् ॥ १३७ ॥

Transliteration

japedaṣṭasahasrāṇi pāyasairhomamācaret | pūrvoktapīṭhe vyāsasya pūrvamaṃgāni pūjayet || 137 ||

Translation

Hendaklah melakukan japa sebanyak lapan ribu kali dan melaksanakan homa dengan pāyasa (nasi susu). Di atas pīṭha Vyāsa yang telah disebutkan, terlebih dahulu hendaklah menyembah aṅga-aṅga permulaan Vyāsa.

Word by Word

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अष्टसहस्राणि: eight thousand (times)
• अष्टसहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म/Object of जपेत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘अष्ट सहस्राणि’ = eight thousand

• पायसैः: with rice-milk (pāyasa)
• पायसैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• होमम्: fire-offering (homa)
• होमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of आचरेत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूर्वोक्तपीठे: on the previously mentioned seat/pedestal
• पूर्वोक्तपीठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, पूर्व + उक्त √वच्) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘पूर्वोक्तं पीठम्’ (karmadhāraya-like determinative)

• व्यासस्य: of Vyāsa
• व्यासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: first
• पूर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: first)

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts (ancillary rites)
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/Object of पूजयेत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It prescribes a disciplined sādhanā sequence—a fixed count of japa, followed by homa and proper preliminaries—showing that inner recitation and outer offering together complete the rite and stabilize spiritual focus.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, orderly worship: honoring Vyāsa first through aṅga-pūjā and then offering japa and homa as dedicated acts, turning practice into devotion through correct intention and procedure.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision is emphasized—counted japa, specified oblation (pāyasa), and a defined pūjā order—reflecting the applied knowledge of kalpa (ritual procedure) and mantra-prayoga conventions.