Shloka 32

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

लोकसंधृतिमात्रेण वारिणा स्नापयाम्यहम् । देवतंतुसमायुक्ते यज्ञवर्णसमन्विते ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

lokasaṃdhṛtimātreṇa vāriṇā snāpayāmyaham | devataṃtusamāyukte yajñavarṇasamanvite || 32 ||

Translation

دنیا کی بقا کے لیے جتنا پانی ضروری ہے، اتنے ہی پانی سے میں غسل کی رسم ادا کرتا ہوں۔ یہ دیوتاؤں کے تَنتُو سے جڑا ہوا اور یَجْن کے مقدس رنگوں سے آراستہ ہے۔

Word by Word

• लोकसंधृतिमात्रेण: by (it) merely for sustaining the world
• लोकसंधृतिमात्रेण: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + संधृति (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (compound): लोक-संधृति-मात्र (determinative; ‘only for the support of the world’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वारिणा: with water
• वारिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नापयामि: I bathe (you)/I cause (you) to be bathed
• स्नापयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative) ‘cause to bathe’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवतंतुसमायुक्ते: in/with (that) joined with divine threads
• देवतंतुसमायुक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + समा+युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् + क्त)
• Form: समासः: देव-तन्तु-समायुक्त (determinative; ‘joined with divine threads’); सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); लिङ्गम् अनिश्चितम्—सप्तमी-एकवचन रूपेण (in/with ... [object])

• यज्ञवर्णसमन्विते: in/with (that) endowed with the sacrificial color
• यज्ञवर्णसमन्विते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अनु+इ/√इ? + क्त)
• Form: समासः: यज्ञ-वर्ण-समन्वित (determinative; ‘endowed with sacrificial color/mark’); सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Yajna

FAQs

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

It teaches that purification is not mere physical washing but a disciplined rite: use only necessary water (non-wasteful dharma) while sanctifying the act through deity-connection and yajña-consciousness.

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

Bhakti is shown as reverent practice—ordinary acts like bathing become devotional when performed with restraint, purity, and remembrance/invocation of the divine order (devatā-sambandha).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Shauca norms: regulated snāna, conservation of resources, and performing purification with yajña-oriented sanctity rather than excessive outward display.