Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

ध्यानपूजादिकं सर्वमस्यापि पूर्ववन्मतम् । अयमाराधितो मंत्रः सर्वाभीष्टप्रदायकः ॥ १०५ ॥

Transliteration

dhyānapūjādikaṃ sarvamasyāpi pūrvavanmatam | ayamārādhito maṃtraḥ sarvābhīṣṭapradāyakaḥ || 105 ||

Translation

对此真言亦复如是：一切仪轨，如观想与供奉等，皆应理解为与前所说相同。此真言若如法奉持、善加祈请，便能赐予一切所愿。

Word by Word

• ध्यान-पूजा-आदिकम्: meditation, worship, etc.
• ध्यान-पूजा-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान + पूजा + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व—‘meditation, worship, etc.’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of this (mantra)’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण ‘as before’

• मतम्: is considered
• मतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मन् ‘to think’ → ‘considered’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त—‘is held/considered’

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आराधितः: propitiated
• आराधितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + √राध् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘worshipped/propitiated’

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्व-अभीष्ट-प्रदायकः: giver of all desired boons
• सर्व-अभीष्ट-प्रदायकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अभीष्ट + प्रदायक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘to give’ with प्र-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘giver (प्रदायक) of all desired (अभीष्ट) [things]’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes continuity of the prescribed upāsanā: the same earlier rules of dhyāna and pūjā apply here, and sincere mantra-ārādhanā is presented as a complete means to attain one’s chosen spiritual and worldly aims.

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

By centering practice on meditation and worship, it frames devotion as disciplined, repeatable service to the deity through mantra—where steady reverence (ārādhanā) ripens into grace that fulfills worthy aspirations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to procedural rigor in mantra practice—standardized ritual steps (pūjā-vidhi) and meditative application (dhyāna)—which aligns with Vedāṅga-style technical discipline in correct performance of sacred acts.