Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 157

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

ध्यात्वा शूर्पणखानासाछेदनोद्युक्तमानसम् । सहस्रं प्रजपेन्मंत्रं पुरुहूतादिकान् जयेत् ॥ १५७ ॥

Transliteration

dhyātvā śūrpaṇakhānāsāchedanodyuktamānasam | sahasraṃ prajapenmaṃtraṃ puruhūtādikān jayet || 157 ||

Translation

เมื่อภาวนาโดยตั้งจิตมุ่งมั่นต่อการตัดจมูกของศูรปณขา แล้วสวดมนต์หนึ่งพันจบ ย่อมชนะปุรุหูตะและเหล่าอื่น ๆ ได้

Word by Word

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• शूर्पणखा: Śūrpaṇakhā
• शूर्पणखा: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर्पणखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समस्तपदे पूर्वाङ्ग (नाम)

• नासा: nose
• नासा: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समस्तपदे मध्याङ्ग

• छेदन: cutting
• छेदन: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद् (धातु) + छेदन (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भाववाचक (act of cutting)

• उद्युक्त: engaged/intent
• उद्युक्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-युज् (धातु) + उद्युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मानसम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मानसम्: mind
• मानसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (चित्तम्)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand (times)
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्या (one thousand)

• प्रजपेत्: should recite
• प्रजपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुरुहूतादिकान्: Puruhūta (Indra) and others
• पुरुहूतादिकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुहूत (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (पुरुहूतः आदिः येषाम्)

• जयेत्: should conquer
• जयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in instruction to/within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śūrpaṇakhā
• Puruhūta (Indra)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes focused dhyāna (visualization) combined with disciplined sahasra-japa (a thousand repetitions) as a technical means to gain mastery over obstructive forces and rival powers.

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

While framed as a technical japa-instruction, it still relies on single-pointed remembrance (smaraṇa/dhyāna) and mantra-recitation—core bhakti tools—showing that concentrated devotional practice yields inner and outer victory.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical discipline: prescribed count (sahasra), method (japa), and mental fixation (dhyāna)—a procedural approach aligned with Vedic practice traditions used in mantra-sādhana.