Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

मुखशुद्धिर्विधीयेत तृणपत्रसमन्वितैः । करेणादाय वामेन संचर्वेद्वामदंष्ट्रया ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

mukhaśuddhirvidhīyeta tṛṇapatrasamanvitaiḥ | kareṇādāya vāmena saṃcarvedvāmadaṃṣṭrayā || 28 ||

Translation

เพื่อชำระปากให้บริสุทธิ์ พึงใช้ใบหญ้าและใบไม้ประกอบกัน ถือไว้ด้วยมือซ้าย แล้วถูชำระด้วยฟันด้านซ้ายอย่างอ่อนโยน

Word by Word

• मुख-शुद्धिः: purification of the mouth
• मुख-शुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1st), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): मुखस्य शुद्धिः

• विधीयेत: should be performed
• विधीयेत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) [वि+धा]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive): ‘should be done/ordained’

• तृण-पत्र-समन्वितैः: with (things) furnished with grass-leaves
• तृण-पत्र-समन्वितैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, सम्+अन्वि/इ धातु से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.) तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3rd), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषणम्—(तृणपत्रैः) समन्वितैः = ‘endowed with blades/leaves of grass’

• करेण: with the hand
• करेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) [आ+दा]
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having taken’

• वामेन: with the left
• वामेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3rd), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम्—करस्य (of the hand): ‘with the left (hand)’

• संचर्वेत्: should rub/move (it)
• संचर्वेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) [सम्+चर्]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद; ‘should rub/move about’

• वाम-दंष्ट्रया: with the left tooth/tusk
• वाम-दंष्ट्रया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3rd), एकवचन (sg.); कर्मधारयः: वामा दंष्ट्रा = ‘the left tusk/tooth’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It frames physical cleanliness (especially mouth-purification) as a dharmic prerequisite for sacred acts like japa, study, and worship—outer purity supporting inner discipline.

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

While not directly teaching bhakti doctrines, it supports Vishnu-bhakti practice by prescribing preparatory purity—cleanliness before prayer, mantra, and pūjā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects śikṣā/ācāra-oriented ritual procedure—practical rules of purification used as preliminaries to Vedic recitation and religious observance.