Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

अष्टोत्तरशतं हुत्वा ह्यपामार्गदलैः शुभैः । तावज्जप्त्वा च सप्ताहान्महारोगात्प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭottaraśataṃ hutvā hyapāmārgadalaiḥ śubhaiḥ | tāvajjaptvā ca saptāhānmahārogātpramucyate || 31 ||

Translation

Tendo oferecido cento e oito oblações com as auspiciosas folhas de apāmārga, e realizado o japa correspondente por sete noites, a pessoa é libertada de uma doença grave.

Word by Word

• aṣṭottaraśatam: one hundred and eight (oblations)
• aṣṭottaraśatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭa-uttara-śata (प्रातिपदिक; अष्ट + उत्तर + शत)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); संख्यावाचक-समास (numeral expression)

• hutvā: having offered (as oblation)
• hutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), expressing prior action; ‘having offered’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/indeed

• apāmārga-dalaiḥ: with apāmārga leaves
• apāmārga-dalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apāmārga-dala (प्रातिपदिक; अपामार्ग + दल)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• śubhaiḥ: auspicious
• śubhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with dalaiḥ

• tāvat: for that much (i.e., that many times)
• tāvat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), ‘so much/for that extent’

• japtvā: having recited
• japtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), expressing prior action; ‘having recited’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• saptāhān: (for) seven days/weeks
• saptāhān: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण; duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); duration/extent

• mahā-rogāt: from a great disease
• mahā-rogāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-roga (प्रातिपदिक; महा + रोग)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pramucyate: is freed / is released
• pramucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया); passive predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + muc (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a prayoga (applied rite) where disciplined homa and sustained japa—performed with auspicious, prescribed materials—are said to remove severe affliction, emphasizing faith, purity, and regulated practice.

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

While procedural, it supports bhakti by directing the devotee to sustained sacred recitation (japa) and sacrificial offering (homa), acts traditionally performed as worship and surrender to divine order for healing and protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual prayoga: the counted offering of 108 oblations, correct use of specific dravya (apāmārga leaves), and a fixed sādhanā-period (seven days), reflecting applied Kalpa/ritual discipline within Vedanga-oriented practice.