Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

जानुद्वयं जङ्घयोश्च पादयोर्विन्यसेत्क्रमात् । अष्टादशैव मंत्रोत्थास्ततो देवं विचिंन्तयेत् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

jānudvayaṃ jaṅghayośca pādayorvinyasetkramāt | aṣṭādaśaiva maṃtrotthāstato devaṃ viciṃntayet || 5 ||

Translation

రెండు మోకాళ్లపై, మోకాళ్ల కింద భాగాలపై (జంఘలపై) మరియు పాదాలపై క్రమంగా (మంత్రాలను) న్యసించవలెను. ఈ విధంగా పద్దెనిమిది మంత్రాలు స్థాపించిన తరువాత, ప్రభువును ధ్యానించవలెను.

Word by Word

• जानु-द्वयम्: the pair of knees
• जानु-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जङ्घयोः: of the two shanks/legs
• जङ्घयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पादयोः: of the two feet
• पादयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस्/स्य (धातु; विन्यासे ‘विन्यस्’ इत्यर्थे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे तृतीया/पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण (adverbial instrumental/ablative form), क्रमशः (in order)

• अष्टादश: eighteen
• अष्टादश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टादश (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with plural sense)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• मन्त्र-उत्थाः: arisen from the mantra
• मन्त्र-उत्थाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), तदनन्तर (thereafter/from that)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate/meditate upon
• विचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the procedure of mantra-nyāsa and dhyāna)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined bodily mantra-installation (nyāsa) culminates in inward contemplation—ritual precision is meant to mature into direct meditation on the Lord.

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

By directing the practitioner to complete the mantric rite and then “think upon the Deity,” it frames external worship as a support for sustained remembrance and loving focus on God.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual method and sequencing (krama) are emphasized—how and where mantras are placed on the body as part of a regulated practice connected with mantra-vidhi and dhyāna.