Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative

Devanagari script

नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय नमो ब्रह्मादिरुपिणे । नमः सूर्य्यादिरुपाय हव्यकव्यभुजे नमः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

namo hiraṇyagarbhāya namo brahmādirupiṇe | namaḥ sūryyādirupāya havyakavyabhuje namaḥ || 62 ||

Translation

Kính lễ Hiraṇyagarbha; kính lễ Đấng mang hình tướng Brahmā và các chư thiên khác. Kính lễ Đấng mang hình tướng Mặt Trời và muôn loài; kính lễ Đấng thọ nhận các lễ vật dâng cho chư thiên và cho tổ tiên.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• hiraṇya-garbhāya: to Hiraṇyagarbha
• hiraṇya-garbhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘हिरण्यस्य गर्भः’ (Hiraṇyagarbha)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• brahmā-ādi-rūpiṇe: to the one having forms like Brahmā and others
• brahmā-ādi-rūpiṇe: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā + ādi + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्मादि-रूपः’ (having forms such as Brahmā etc.)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• sūrya-ādi-rūpāya: to the one whose forms are the Sun and others
• sūrya-ādi-rūpāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya + ādi + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘सूर्यादि-रूपः’ (having forms such as the Sun etc.)

• havyakavyabhuje: to the eater of sacrificial and ancestral offerings
• havyakavyabhuje: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havya + kavya + bhuj (भुज्-धातु) → bhuj (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; bhuj = ‘भुङ्क्ते’ इति (eater); ‘हव्यकव्ये भुङ्क्ते’ (consumer of havya and kavya offerings)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Narada (as a hymn of salutation within the dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hiranyagarbha
• Brahma
• Surya

FAQs

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

It affirms the Purāṇic vision of one Supreme reality manifesting as cosmic creation (Hiraṇyagarbha), as deities like Brahmā, and as the solar principle, while also being the inner recipient of all sacrificial and ancestral offerings.

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

By offering repeated salutations to the Supreme in multiple recognizable forms, the verse models bhakti as reverent remembrance (stuti) that sees all divine functions—creation, illumination, and ritual reception—as belonging to the One.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to ritual categories used in Kalpa (Vedāṅga for rites): havya (deva-offerings) and kavya (pitṛ-offerings), clarifying that both streams of oblation are ultimately received by the same divine principle.