Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

क्षं क्रोधे क्रमतो न्यस्य विष्णुपूजाक्षमो भवेत् । पूर्णोदर्या तु श्रीकण्ठो ह्यनन्तो विजरान्वितः ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

kṣaṃ krodhe kramato nyasya viṣṇupūjākṣamo bhavet | pūrṇodaryā tu śrīkaṇṭho hyananto vijarānvitaḥ || 106 ||

Translation

క్రోధస్థానమున క్రమక్రమంగా ‘క్షం’ ను న్యసించుటవలన సాధకుడు విష్ణుపూజకు అర్హుడగును. అప్పుడు శ్రీకంఠుడు ‘పూర్ణోదర్యా’ రూపముగా, నిజముగా అనంతుడై, జరారహిత (విజరా) గుణముతో యుక్తుడగును।

Word by Word

• क्षम्: the syllable/letter ‘kṣam’
• क्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षम् (प्रातिपदिक/वर्ण-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; letter-name as object to be placed

• क्रोधे: in anger
• क्रोधे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular

• क्रमतः: in sequence
• क्रमतः: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘in order/stepwise’

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having placed’

• विष्णुपूजाक्षमः: capable of worshipping Viṣṇu
• विष्णुपूजाक्षमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु-पूजा-क्षम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विशेष्य), एकवचन; nominative singular; समासः (विष्णोः पूजा) + क्षमः

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; may become/should be

• पूर्णोदर्या: having a full belly
• पूर्णोदर्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण-उदर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (पूर्णम् उदरम् यस्याः/यस्य)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• श्रीकण्ठः: Śrīkaṇṭha (epithet/name)
• श्रीकण्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; nominative singular; कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् कण्ठः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)

• अनन्तः: Ananta
• अनन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; nominative singular

• विजरान्वितः: endowed with freedom from old age
• विजरान्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-जरा-अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular; समासः (विगतजरा) + अन्वितः

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-nyasa context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shrikantha
• Ananta

FAQs

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

It teaches that Viṣṇu-bhakti is supported by inner purification: anger (krodha) is ritually and psychologically pacified through mantra-nyāsa, making the practitioner fit (kṣama) for Viṣṇu worship.

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

Bhakti here is not only emotional devotion but disciplined practice: by gradually placing the mantra-syllable and restraining anger, one becomes qualified for steady worship, which is presented as a transformative state linked with auspiciousness and freedom from decay.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical ritual knowledge used alongside devotion—specifically mantra-bīja usage and nyāsa (a procedural placement practice), a common applied method in later Vedic-ritual and āgamic style worship manuals.