Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

हकारः सूर्यसंकाशतेजाः संगच्छते बहिः । सकारस्तादृशश्चैव प्रवेशे ध्यानमीरितम् ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

hakāraḥ sūryasaṃkāśatejāḥ saṃgacchate bahiḥ | sakārastādṛśaścaiva praveśe dhyānamīritam || 80 ||

Translation

‘ہ’کار سورج جیسی درخشانی رکھتا ہے اور باہر کی طرف جاتا ہے۔ ‘س’کار بھی ویسا ہی ہے؛ اور اندر داخل ہونے کے وقت اسی کو دھیان کہا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• हकारः: the syllable ‘ha’
• हकारः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय—topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सूर्यसंकाशतेजाः: having sun-like radiance
• सूर्यसंकाशतेजाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + संकाश + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (sun-like in appearance/brightness); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; qualifying हकारः

• संगच्छते: moves/goes
• संगच्छते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• बहिः: outward
• बहिः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण—place/direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (spatial adverb)

• सकारः: the syllable ‘sa’
• सकारः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय—topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तादृशः: of that kind/similar
• तादृशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; qualifying सकारः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रवेशे: at the entering (inhalation)
• प्रवेशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण—context/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय—topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ईरितम्: is declared
• ईरितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया—verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is stated’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Shiksha context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It links sacred sound (varna) with the two movements of breath—outgoing and incoming—so the practitioner can steady awareness through Shiksha-based contemplation on “ha” and “sa.”

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

By training attention to remain absorbed during breathing through mantra-sound, the mind becomes fit for sustained remembrance (smarana) and one-pointed devotion, which supports Vishnu-bhakti in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Shiksha (Vedic phonetics): the verse treats specific syllables as meditative supports and ties their recitation/awareness to breath regulation (praveśa and bahiḥ), a technical application of sound and articulation in sadhana.