Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

यस्य शक्तित्रयेणदं संप्रीतमखिलं जगत् । यज्ञसूत्राय तस्मै ते यज्ञसूत्रं प्रकल्पये ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

yasya śaktitrayeṇadaṃ saṃprītamakhilaṃ jagat | yajñasūtrāya tasmai te yajñasūtraṃ prakalpaye || 57 ||

Translation

Àquele por cujo tríplice poder todo o universo é sustentado e alegrado—ao Senhor que é Ele mesmo o fio sagrado do sacrifício—eu te invisto devidamente com este fio de yajña (yajñopavīta).

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• śakti-trayeṇa: by the threefold power
• śakti-trayeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (traya) — ‘by/with the triad of powers’

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• saṃprītam: pleased, delighted
• saṃprītam: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्मसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + prī (धातु) → saṃprīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘pleased/satisfied’

• akhilam: entire
• akhilam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• jagat: world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• yajña-sūtrāya: for the yajña-thread
• yajña-sūtrāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘for the sacrificial thread’

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (Dative/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘to you/for you’ (context: dative)

• yajña-sūtram: the yajña-thread
• yajña-sūtram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• prakalpaye: I prepare/offer
• prakalpaye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kḷp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I prepare/arrange’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada / ritual context of Vedanga practice)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yajñasūtra (Yajñopavīta)
• Śakti-traya (threefold divine power)

FAQs

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

It sacralizes the yajñopavīta by linking it to the Supreme’s threefold śakti, teaching that the thread is not merely social custom but a reminder of cosmic order and divine presence in yajña.

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

By describing the Lord as the very “yajña-sūtra,” the verse turns an external rite into an inward act of remembrance—wearing the thread becomes a bhakti-oriented symbol of dedication to the divine source sustaining the world.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights samskāra-vidhi (rite of investiture) and yajña-prayoga (ritual application): the formal bestowal of the sacred thread with a consecratory statement that frames the rite within dharma and Vedic ritual science.