Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

पिबेत्तत्सर्वमचिरात्तस्य सारस्वतं भवेत् । ज्योतिष्मतीलताबीजं दिनेष्वेकैकवर्द्धितम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

pibettatsarvamacirāttasya sārasvataṃ bhavet | jyotiṣmatīlatābījaṃ dineṣvekaikavarddhitam || 52 ||

Translation

Hãy uống hết thảy thứ ấy; chẳng bao lâu sẽ đạt được phúc “Sārasvata”, tức ân huệ về hùng biện và học vấn. (Pháp này dùng) hạt dây leo jyotiṣmatī, mỗi ngày tăng thêm một hạt.

Word by Word

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम् (soon/quickly)

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• सारस्वतम्: Sarasvatī-related/eloquent
• सारस्वतम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्योतिष्मतीलताबीजम्: seed of the Jyotiṣmatī creeper
• ज्योतिष्मतीलताबीजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष्मती + लता + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘ज्योतिष्मत्याः लतायाः बीजम्’

• दिनेषु: on days
• दिनेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन

• एकैकवर्द्धितम्: increased one by one (each day)
• एकैकवर्द्धितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकैक + वर्द्धित (कृदन्त; √वृध् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘एकैक’ (distributive) + PPP ‘वर्द्धित’ = increased day by day

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/technical context, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati

FAQs

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

It frames learning and eloquence (sārasvata) as an attainable śāstric result, achieved through disciplined, time-bound practice rather than mere aspiration.

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

Indirectly: by seeking Sarasvata power (clear speech and understanding), a practitioner becomes more capable of reciting, teaching, and contemplating sacred knowledge—supporting devotional study and praise.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical regimen with measured daily increase (ekaika-varddhitam), reflecting the applied, procedural style associated with Vedanga-adjacent disciplines and śāstric method.