Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

नत्वा तु भार्गवं सर्वे भूतशुद्धिं प्रचक्रमुः । हृत्पद्ममध्ये सुषिरं तत्रैव भूतपञ्चकम् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

natvā tu bhārgavaṃ sarve bhūtaśuddhiṃ pracakramuḥ | hṛtpadmamadhye suṣiraṃ tatraiva bhūtapañcakam || 35 ||

Translation

Tendo-se prostrado diante de Bhārgava (o sábio da linhagem de Bhṛgu), todos então iniciaram a prática de bhūtaśuddhi, a purificação dos elementos. No lótus do coração contemplaram um espaço interior sutil, e ali mesmo colocaram (visualizaram) os cinco elementos.

Word by Word

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नम् (धातु) → नत्वा (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: नम् (to bow), क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकर्म)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे

• भार्गवम्: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भूतशुद्धिम्: purification of the elements
• भूतशुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भूतानां शुद्धिः (purification of the elements)

• प्रचक्रमुः: they began/proceeded
• प्रचक्रमुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; धातु: क्रम् (to proceed), उपसर्ग: प्र

• हृत्पद्ममध्ये: in the middle of the heart-lotus
• हृत्पद्ममध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् + पद्म + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: (हृदः पद्मम्) + मध्ये → हृत्पद्ममध्ये (locative: in the middle of the heart-lotus)

• सुषिरम्: hollow/cavity-like
• सुषिरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुषिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of implied स्थानम्/आकाशम् etc.)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भूतपञ्चकम्: the five elements
• भूतपञ्चकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भूतानां पञ्चकम् (the set of five elements)

Speaker

Narada (teaching, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava
• Bhūtaśuddhi
• Hṛtpadma
• Bhūtapāñcaka

FAQs

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

It frames bhūtaśuddhi as an inward, meditative purification: by locating the subtle inner space in the heart-lotus and arranging the five elements there, the practitioner ritually refines the body-mind as a fit support for mantra, worship, and higher realization.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by preparing the inner instrument: purifying the elemental constitution and centering awareness in the heart makes japa and Vishnu-oriented worship steadier, more sattvic, and less distracted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga-style ritual know-how (a technical procedure used alongside mantra and nyāsa): the structured visualization of the pañca-bhūtas in the heart-space as part of purification before formal worship.