Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि दक्षाङ्घ्रौ तानि भूसुरे । स्वेष्टदेवं समुद्वास्य मन्त्री मार्तण्डमण्डले ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni dakṣāṅghrau tāni bhūsure | sveṣṭadevaṃ samudvāsya mantrī mārtaṇḍamaṇḍale || 41 ||

Translation

Hỡi brāhmaṇa (bhūsura), mọi năng lực thánh địa (tīrtha) trên mặt đất đều hiện diện nơi bàn chân phải. Sau khi cung thỉnh vị thần hộ niệm mà mình chọn (iṣṭa-devatā) một cách đúng pháp, người thông hiểu mantra nên quán niệm và phụng thờ trong quang cầu của Mārtaṇḍa (Mặt Trời).

Word by Word

• pṛthivyām: on earth
• pṛthivyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• yāni: which
• yāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tīrthāni: pilgrimage places
• tīrthāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dakṣa-aṅghrau: in the right foot
• dakṣa-aṅghrau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः: 'right' + 'foot' = 'right foot'

• tāni: those
• tāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhūsure: O brāhmaṇa
• bhūsure: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūsura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• sva-iṣṭa-devam: one’s chosen deity
• sva-iṣṭa-devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: one's (sva) + chosen (iṣṭa) + deity

• samudvāsya: having invoked/installed
• samudvāsya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-vas (समुद्वस् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/त्वान्त), 'having invoked/installed' (contextual)

• mantrī: the mantra-reciter
• mantrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mārtaṇḍa-maṇḍale: in the solar orb
• mārtaṇḍa-maṇḍale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārtaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'of the Sun' + 'disc/orb'

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mārtaṇḍa (Sun)

FAQs

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

It internalizes pilgrimage: the merit of external tīrthas is said to be present within the practitioner’s own body (the right foot), and it directs worship toward the Sun’s mandala as a powerful locus for mantra-based contemplation.

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

Bhakti is framed as focused upāsanā: the devotee invokes the iṣṭadevatā and fixes devotion through a concrete sacred support (the Sun-disc), turning worship into steady, single-pointed remembrance rather than mere travel to places.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga and mandala-upāsanā are emphasized—ritual invocation/installation (āvāhana-like sense of samudvāsya) and a solar focal point aligned with Jyotiṣa-oriented sacred cosmology.