Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

तद्बहिः सप्त नद्यश्च तद्बाह्ये तु ग्रहान्नव । तद्बाह्ये पर्वतानष्टौ नक्षत्राणि च तद्बहिः ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

tadbahiḥ sapta nadyaśca tadbāhye tu grahānnava | tadbāhye parvatānaṣṭau nakṣatrāṇi ca tadbahiḥ || 46 ||

Translation

Fora disso há sete rios; além deles estão os nove Graha (influências celestes/planetas). Para além, há oito montanhas; e, fora destas, novamente, os Nakṣatra (mansões lunares/constelações).

Word by Word

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) — ‘from that’

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्यावाचक-विशेषण), agreeing with ‘नद्यः’: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• तत्: in that (outer region)
• तत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन) — ‘outside that / in the exterior of that’ (with बाह्ये)

• बाह्ये: in the exterior/outside
• बाह्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अव्यय-निपात), contrast/emphasis

• ग्रहान्: planets
• ग्रहान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्यावाचक-विशेषण), agreeing with ‘ग्रहान्’: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• तत्: in that (outer region)
• तत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन) — ‘in that exterior’ (with बाह्ये)

• बाह्ये: in the exterior/outside
• बाह्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• पर्वतान्: mountains
• पर्वतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्यावाचक-विशेषण), agreeing with ‘पर्वतान्’: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• नक्षत्राणि: constellations/stars
• नक्षत्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) — ‘from that’

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Grahāḥ (Navagraha)
• Nakṣatrāṇi

FAQs

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

It presents an ordered sacred cosmography where rivers, grahas, mountains, and nakṣatras form successive concentric domains, implying that dharmic life and ritual timing are aligned with a divinely structured universe.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by grounding worship and vrata observance in sacred time (nakṣatra/graha considerations), helping devotees perform offerings and vows in harmony with cosmic order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the enumeration of navagraha and nakṣatra frameworks used for calendrics, muhurta selection, and determining auspicious/inauspicious timings for Narada Purana rituals.