Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

ध्वजं च वैनतेयं च कौस्तुभं वनमालिकम् । शंखं चक्रं गदां शार्ङ्गं दलेष्वष्टसु पूजयेत् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

dhvajaṃ ca vainateyaṃ ca kaustubhaṃ vanamālikam | śaṃkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ śārṅgaṃ daleṣvaṣṭasu pūjayet || 11 ||

Translation

آٹھ پتیوں والے کمل کی آٹھ پنکھڑیوں پر دھوج، وینتیہ گرُڑ، کوستبھ منی، ونمالا، شنکھ، چکر، گدا اور شارنگ دھنش—ان سب کی شاستروکت طریقے سے پوجا کرے۔

Word by Word

• ध्वजम्: banner/standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वैनतेयम्: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कौस्तुभम्: Kaustubha jewel
• कौस्तुभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौस्तुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वनमालिकम्: forest-garland (Vaijayantī)
• वनमालिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनमालिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: वन + मालिका (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• शंखम्: conch
• शंखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शार्ङ्गम्: Śārṅga (bow)
• शार्ङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दलेषु: on/in the petals
• दलेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• अष्टसु: in eight (petals)
• अष्टसु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सङ्ख्यावाचक-विशेषण; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (दलेषु इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context, traditionally within dialogue addressed to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuḍa (Vainateya)
• Kaustubha
• Vaijayantī (Vanamālā)
• Śaṅkha
• Sudarśana Cakra
• Kaumodakī Gadā
• Śārṅga Bow

FAQs

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

It directs the devotee to honor Viṣṇu through His identifying emblems and attendants, treating the eight-petaled arrangement as a sacred map of His presence—turning ritual form into focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and devotion (bhakti).

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

Bhakti here is practiced through upacāra-pūjā: worshipping Viṣṇu’s symbols (śaṅkha, cakra, gadā, śārṅga), ornaments (Kaustubha, Vanamālā), and vehicle (Garuḍa), which trains the mind to see the Lord’s qualities—protection, order, strength, and grace—in a concrete, devotional way.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects applied ritual-knowledge: structured placement (aṣṭa-dala/“eight petals”), iconographic correctness, and procedural injunction (pūjayet), aligning with Vedāṅga-style precision used in pūjā-vidhi and related kalpa/ritual disciplines.