Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

गुरुजन्मादिपर्वाणि दर्शान्तानि च सप्त वै । एतानि प्राहमनोवृत्त्या चिंतयेत्साधकोत्तमः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

gurujanmādiparvāṇi darśāntāni ca sapta vai | etāni prāhamanovṛttyā ciṃtayetsādhakottamaḥ || 3 ||

Translation

七种神圣行持——自上师诞辰起，至达尔沙（Darśa）仪轨止——确应在内心中观想；最上行者当以调御之意念加以省思。

Word by Word

• गुरुजन्मादिपर्वाणि: the festivals/observances beginning with the guru’s birth (etc.)
• गुरुजन्मादिपर्वाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + जन्म + आदि + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—गुरुजन्मादि- (तत्पुरुषः) + पर्वाणि (पर्वन्-शब्दस्य रूपम्)

• दर्शान्तानि: ending with the darśa (new-moon rite)
• दर्शान्तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्श + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—दर्श-अन्त (तत्पुरुषः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with पर्वाणि)

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

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• प्राह: said/declared
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनःवृत्त्या: by (one’s) mental disposition/attention
• मनःवृत्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—मनः-वृत्ति (तत्पुरुषः)

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साधकः: the practitioner
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उत्तमः: excellent/best
• उत्तमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; साधकः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Guru
• Darsha

FAQs

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

It teaches that ritual observances are not merely external acts; the highest sādhaka internalizes them through focused contemplation, making the mind itself a vehicle of Dharma.

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

By emphasizing disciplined mental orientation, it supports bhakti as continuous inner remembrance and reverent attention—so that sacred times and rites become occasions for sustained devotional awareness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Vedāṅga-style calendrical/ritual structuring around parva days (like Darśa, the new-moon rite) and underscores manasika-karma—performing or perfecting rite-awareness through the mind when cultivating precision and purity.