Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

रविवारे जले स्थित्वा नाभिमात्रे जपेत्तु यः । अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं वै स ज्वरं नाशयेद् ध्रुवम् ॥ १३० ॥

Transliteration

ravivāre jale sthitvā nābhimātre japettu yaḥ | aṣṭottarasahasraṃ vai sa jvaraṃ nāśayed dhruvam || 130 ||

Translation

Ai vào ngày Chủ nhật, đứng trong nước đến ngang rốn và trì japa một ngàn lẻ tám biến, người ấy chắc chắn diệt trừ cơn sốt.

Word by Word

• रविवारे: on Sunday
• रविवारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रविवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative ‘on Sunday’

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative ‘in water’

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), from √स्था; ‘having stood’

• नाभि-मात्रे: up to the navel (level)
• नाभि-मात्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘at (water) up to the navel’ (navel-measure)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should recite’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक particle (‘indeed’)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘who’

• अष्टोत्तर-सहस्रम्: one thousand and eight (times)
• अष्टोत्तर-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक तत्पुरुष ‘one thousand and eight’ (1008)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun ‘he’

• ज्वरम्: fever
• ज्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object ‘fever’

• नाशयेत्: should destroy
• नाशयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) (णिच् causative: नाशय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative ‘should destroy/remove’

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative) ‘certainly’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on ritual/vedic-technical practice)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun/Sunday)

FAQs

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

It frames healing as a dharmic, mantra-based remedial act: disciplined japa performed with a specific time (Sunday) and ritual condition (navel-deep water) is said to neutralize the karmic/energetic cause of fever.

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

Although technical in tone, it expresses bhakti through steady japa—devotional repetition done with faith and rule-based observance—showing that devotion can be practiced as precise sādhana with measurable commitments (1008 recitations).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual timing and observance (a prayoga-style rule): selecting a specific weekday (Ravi-vāra) and a prescribed posture/setting (water up to the navel) for mantra-japa, reflecting procedural knowledge used in remedial rites.