Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

रविं गणेशमंबां च हरिं चाथ यदा शिवाम् । ईशं विघ्नार्कगोविंदान्मध्ये चेद्गणनायकम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

raviṃ gaṇeśamaṃbāṃ ca hariṃ cātha yadā śivām | īśaṃ vighnārkagoviṃdānmadhye cedgaṇanāyakam || 45 ||

Translation

روی (سورج)، گنیش، امبا، ہری اور پھر شِوا—ان ناموں کے ورد میں اگر ‘وِگھن’، ‘اَرک’ اور ‘گووند’ کے درمیان ‘ایش’ کا نام آئے تو درمیان میں گننایک (گنیش) کو قائم کرے۔

Word by Word

• रविम्: Ravi (Sun)
• रविम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• गणेशम्: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• अम्बाम्: Ambā (Mother Goddess)
• अम्बाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/आरम्भ (sequencing particle: 'then/next')

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal conjunction/adverb)

• शिवाम्: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• ईशम्: Īśa (Lord Śiva)
• ईशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• विघ्नार्कगोविन्दान्: Vighna, Arka, and Govinda
• विघ्नार्कगोविन्दान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न + अर्क + गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: विघ्न + अर्क + गोविन्द = 'Vighna, Arka, and Govinda'

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); एकवचन (Singular)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त/सम्भावना (conditional particle: 'if')

• गणनायकम्: Gaṇanāyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• गणनायकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular); गण-नायक = 'leader of the gaṇas'

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga-like manner within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)
• Ganesha
• Amba (Parvati)
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Shiva (Isha)
• Govinda (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It teaches that even the ordering of divine names in recitation is a sacred discipline: placing Gaṇeśa appropriately emphasizes obstacle-removal (vighna-śānti) so that worship of Sūrya, Viṣṇu (Hari/Govinda), and Śiva proceeds without hindrance.

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

It presents bhakti as orderly and mindful remembrance (smaraṇa/japa), where devotees honor multiple deities in a harmonious sequence—especially invoking Gaṇeśa to ensure steadiness and success in devotion to Hari (Govinda) and Īśa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical, śāstra-like rule about recitation/arrangement (akin to Vedāṅga attention to correct usage and procedure): the verse prescribes where to place “Gaṇanāyaka” when enumerating certain divine epithets, reflecting ritual precision in stotra and nāma-japa.