Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

जप्तां प्रतिष्ठितप्राणां भक्षयेद्रविवासरे । वशं नयति राजानं नारीं वा नरमेव च ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

japtāṃ pratiṣṭhitaprāṇāṃ bhakṣayedravivāsare | vaśaṃ nayati rājānaṃ nārīṃ vā narameva ca || 48 ||

Translation

Jika pada hari Ahad seseorang memakan (bahan yang disediakan) yang telah dijapa dan telah dipasang prana secara ritual, maka ia dapat menundukkan seorang raja—demikian juga seorang wanita atau seorang lelaki—ke dalam pengaruhnya.

Word by Word

• जप्ताम्: chanted/recited
• जप्ताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √जप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिष्ठित-प्राणाम्: having life-breath infused/established
• प्रतिष्ठित-प्राणाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिष्ठित (प्रति-√स्था + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: प्रतिष्ठिताः प्राणाः यस्याम् (whose life-breaths are established/infused); Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भक्षयेत्: should eat/consume
• भक्षयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; Optative, 3rd person singular

• रवि-वासरे: on the day of Ravi (Sunday)
• रवि-वासरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-अधिकरण; तत्पुरुषः: रवेर् वासरे (on Sunday); Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वशम्: control, subjection
• वशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नयति: leads/brings
• नयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; Present, 3rd person singular

• राजानम्: a king
• राजानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नारीम्: a woman
• नारीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• नरम्: a man
• नरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)

FAQs

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

It presents a technical mantra-prayoga principle: japa empowered with prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā and timed to a specific weekday is said to produce a concrete, worldly result—showing how ritual power (mantra-śakti) is framed within the Purana’s applied sciences.

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

The verse is not primarily bhakti-oriented; it reflects prayoga-focused ritualism. In a broader Narada Purana lens, such acts are considered secondary (artha/kāma-oriented) compared to sāttvika worship and Vishnu-bhakti aimed at purification and moksha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual timing connected to calendrical/astrological reckoning (weekday—Ravivāra) and mantra procedure (japa plus prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā), aligning with Vedāṅga concerns like Jyotiṣa (timing) and Kalpa (ritual method).