Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

बंधूकाभे स्वशक्त्या तु सहितापास्वगाय च । पाशांकुशसुधापात्रमोदकोल्लासपाणये ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

baṃdhūkābhe svaśaktyā tu sahitāpāsvagāya ca | pāśāṃkuśasudhāpātramodakollāsapāṇaye || 82 ||

Translation

Kính lễ Đấng rực sáng như hoa bandhūka, cùng với Thần lực (Śakti) của chính Ngài và được các vị cận tùy hầu cận. Tay Ngài chói ngời cầm thòng lọng và móc câu, bình cam lộ, cùng bánh ngọt modaka hoan hỷ.

Word by Word

• बन्धूकाभे: in/with the hibiscus-like (reddish) appearance
• बन्धूकाभे: Viśeṣaṇa/Adhikaraṇa (विशेषण/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्धूक (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमान-तत्पुरुष (बन्धूक इव आभा यस्य/यत्र); सप्तमी, एकवचन (अधिकरणे/विशेषणे)

• स्वशक्त्या: by one’s own power
• स्वशक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: ‘indeed/but’)

• सहिता: accompanied
• सहिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘accompanied/associated’ (देवी/शक्ति-विशेषण)

• अपास्वगाय: to Apāsvagā (a goddess/consort-name)
• अपास्वगाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपास्वगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• च: and
• च: Particle/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• पाश-अङ्कुश-सुधा-पात्र-मोदक-उल्लास-पाणये: to him whose hand bears noose, goad, nectar-vessel, sweet, and (gesture of) joy
• पाश-अङ्कुश-सुधा-पात्र-मोदक-उल्लास-पाणये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + सुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मोदक (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्लास (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (यस्य पाणौ पाशादयः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

Speaker

Narada (stotra-style description within the instructional dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shakti

FAQs

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

It functions as a dhyāna/namaskāra verse: by meditating on the deity’s form, Śakti, and symbolic implements, the practitioner steadies the mind and aligns worship with scriptural iconography (murti-lakṣaṇa).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent remembrance—seeing the Lord’s auspicious beauty and offering-minded symbols (like modaka and nectar) as part of loving, focused upāsanā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual-knowledge used in mantra practice: dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (visualization markers) and correct identification of the deity’s attributes for pūjā and japa within technical instructional sections.