Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 126

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

Devanagari script

पूर्वोक्ते वैष्णवे पीठे विमलादिसमन्विते । मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलेन पूजा कार्या हनूमतः ॥ १२६ ॥

Transliteration

pūrvokte vaiṣṇave pīṭhe vimalādisamanvite | mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlena pūjā kāryā hanūmataḥ || 126 ||

Translation

No altar vaiṣṇava anteriormente descrito—adornado com Vimalā e outros assistentes—deve-se conceber e instalar ritualmente a imagem; e então, com o mantra-raiz, realizar a adoração de Hanūmān.

Word by Word

• पूर्व-उक्ते: in the previously stated
• पूर्व-उक्ते: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; उक्त = क्त-कृदन्त from वच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण of पीठे; 'previously mentioned'

• वैष्णवे: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवे: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण of पीठे

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

• विमल-आदि-समन्विते: endowed with Vimalā and others
• विमल-आदि-समन्विते: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल + आदि + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; समन्वित = क्त-कृदन्त from सम्+अन्वि/अन्वि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण of पीठे; 'endowed with Vimalā etc.'

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

• संकल्प्य: having visualized
• संकल्प्य: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + कल्प् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'having conceived/visualized'

• मूलेन: with the root (mantra)
• मूलेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; here = मूलमन्त्र (by the root-mantra)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कार्या: to be done, should be performed
• कार्या: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त) / कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विधेय (gerundive/obligatory); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with पूजा

• हनूमतः: of Hanumān
• हनूमतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue form)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hanuman
• Vimala

FAQs

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

It teaches that Hanūmān’s worship is to be grounded on a Vaiṣṇava foundation—performed on a Viṣṇu-oriented altar and empowered through proper saṃkalpa and the principal (mūla) mantra.

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

By directing worship of Hanūmān within a Vaiṣṇava setting, it frames devotion as service that supports and deepens Viṣṇu-bhakti, emphasizing disciplined, reverent upāsanā rather than casual practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and mantra-application: establishing a pīṭha (altar), performing saṃkalpa (ritual intention/installation), and using the mūla-mantra as the core method for a valid pūjā.