Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

वियद्भुगुस्थमर्धीराबिंदुमद्बीजमीरितम् । चंद्रसूर्योपरागे तु पात्रे रुक्ममये क्षिपेत् ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

viyadbhugusthamardhīrābiṃdumadbījamīritam | caṃdrasūryoparāge tu pātre rukmamaye kṣipet || 50 ||

Translation

บีชมันตร์ที่กล่าวว่า วางพยางค์ไว้ใน ‘ท้องฟ้า’ และใน ‘ภฤคุ’ พร้อมเครื่องหมาย ‘อัรธีรา’ และพินทุ (จุด) พึงน้อมใส่ลงในภาชนะทองคำในยามจันทรคราสหรือสุริยคราส

Word by Word

• वियत्-भुगु-स्थम्: situated in ‘viyat-bhugu’ (as specified)
• वियत्-भुगु-स्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वियत् + भुगु + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) multi-member compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘बीजम्’ — ‘situated in/at …’

• अर्ध-ईर-आ-बिन्दु-मत्: having the specified half/mark/dot (descriptor)
• अर्ध-ईर-आ-बिन्दु-मत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्ध + ईर + आ + बिन्दु + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) descriptive compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘बीजम्’ — ‘having the half-…-dot’ (mantric/diagrammatic descriptor)

• बीजम्: seed (bīja-mantra)
• बीजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ईरितम्: declared/mentioned
• ईरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर्/ईरित (धातु √ईर् ‘to state’)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘बीजम्’ — ‘said/declared’

• चन्द्र-सूर्य-उपरागे: during a lunar/solar eclipse
• चन्द्र-सूर्य-उपरागे: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + सूर्य + उपराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) ‘moon and sun’ + tatpuruṣa with उपराग; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन) — ‘at the eclipse of moon/sun’

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अव्यय-निपात)

• पात्रे: in a vessel
• पात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• रुक्म-मये: golden (made of gold)
• रुक्म-मये: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुक्म + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘made of gold’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with ‘पात्रे’

• क्षिपेत्: should place/throw in
• क्षिपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Chandra
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches that eclipse-times (uparāga) are ritually potent moments when a properly formed bīja-mantra is to be handled with heightened sanctity—symbolized by placing it in a pure, precious (golden) vessel—emphasizing precision and reverence in mantra-vidhi.

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

While primarily technical, the instruction supports bhakti by insisting on careful, disciplined observance of sacred timings and purity in mantra practice—outer ritual exactness reinforcing inner devotion and steadiness of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) is implied through the use of eclipse timing (candra/sūrya-uparāga), and Śikṣā/mantra-śāstra style technicality is shown through phonetic/form markers like bindu and specified placements in the bīja.