Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

पूर्वोक्ते वैष्णवे पीठे मूर्त्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः । आवाह्य तत्र संपूज्य पाद्यादिभिरुपायनैः ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

pūrvokte vaiṣṇave pīṭhe mūrttiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ | āvāhya tatra saṃpūjya pādyādibhirupāyanaiḥ || 12 ||

Translation

No pedestal vaiṣṇava descrito anteriormente, primeiro determine-se mentalmente, desde o início, a forma da Deidade; depois, tendo-O invocado ali, adore-O plenamente com oferendas como a água para lavar os pés (pādya) e outros dons rituais.

Word by Word

• पूर्व-उक्ते: in the previously mentioned
• पूर्व-उक्ते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘पूर्वं उक्तम्’ = previously mentioned)

• वैष्णवे: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘पीठे’ इति विशेषणम्

• पीठे: on the pedestal/seat
• पीठे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मूर्तिम्: the form/image
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संकल्प्य: having visualized/formed
• संकल्प्य: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-√कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having conceived/formed (mentally)’

• मूलतः: from the beginning/from the root
• मूलतः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मूलतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): ‘from the root/from the beginning’

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): ‘having invoked/brought (near)’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): ‘having worshipped fully’

• पाद्य-आदिभिः: with (offerings) such as foot-water etc.
• पाद्य-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पाद्यं आदिः येषां तैः = with offerings beginning with foot-water)

• उपायनैः: with gifts/offerings
• उपायनैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Vaiṣṇava worship begins with saṅkalpa (clear inner intention) and āvāhana (invocation), making the ritual both inwardly grounded and outwardly complete through proper offerings.

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

Bhakti is expressed through attentive service to Viṣṇu—invoking Him with reverence and honoring Him with traditional upacāras like pādya—showing devotion as disciplined, loving worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural ritual knowledge—saṅkalpa, āvāhana, and offering-sequence (upacāra)—a technical aspect of traditional worship practice aligned with śāstric method.