Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

ध्यायेञ्चंद्रासनगतं पद्मानामयुतं हुनेत् । लभेदकंटकं राज्यं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

dhyāyeñcaṃdrāsanagataṃ padmānāmayutaṃ hunet | labhedakaṃṭakaṃ rājyaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam || 29 ||

Translation

چاندی تخت (چندر آسن) پر جلوہ گر دیوتا کا دھیان کرکے دس ہزار کنول کے پھولوں کی آہوتی دے؛ اس سے وہ بے کانٹا (بے فتنہ) سلطنت، تمام نیک علامتوں سمیت، پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• चन्द्रासनगतम्: seated on a moon-throne
• चन्द्रासनगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र-आसन-गत (प्रातिपदिक; चन्द्र + आसन + गत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; past participle (क्त) from √गम् ‘gone/situated’; ‘situated on the moon-seat’

• पद्मानाम्: of lotuses
• पद्मानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• अयुतम्: ten thousand
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; numeral count

• हुनेत्: should offer (oblations)
• हुनेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

• अकण्टकम्: free from obstacles
• अकण्टकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः ‘without thorns/obstacles’

• राज्यम्: kingdom/sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्: endowed with all auspicious signs
• सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-लक्षण-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + लक्षण + संयुत)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; past participle (क्त) from √युज् (सम्+युज्) ‘endowed’; ‘endowed with all marks’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-results context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (as 'candrāsana', lunar throne/seat)
• Agni (implied by homa/hunet)

FAQs

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

It links dhyāna (meditation) with homa (fire-offering), showing that inner contemplation and outer rite together generate auspiciousness and stability—symbolized as an obstacle-free, well-marked sovereignty.

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

Bhakti appears here as focused reverential meditation on the deity’s form (candrāsana-gata) and offering sacred lotuses; devotion is expressed through sustained worship that aligns mind, mantra, and ritual act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-vidhi and phala (result-statements) typical of Kalpa-oriented practice—how a specified offering count (ayuta) and a defined meditation-form are prescribed for a stated outcome.