Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

संपूज्य स्वर्णरूप्यादिदध्यक्षतकुशांबुभिः । गन्धैः पुष्पैस्तथा धूपैर्दीपैर्नैवेद्यसंचयैः ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

saṃpūjya svarṇarūpyādidadhyakṣatakuśāṃbubhiḥ | gandhaiḥ puṣpaistathā dhūpairdīpairnaivedyasaṃcayaiḥ || 28 ||

Translation

وبعد أن يُقامَت العبادةُ على الوجه اللائق (للإله) بالذهب والفضة ونحوِهما، وباللبن المخثّر، وبالأكشَتا (أرزّ غير مكسور)، وبعشب الكوشا، وبالماء المُقدَّس؛ ومع العطور والزهور والبخور والمصابيح وكثرة قرابين الطعام (نَيْفِدْيَا).

Word by Word

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: पूज्, उपसर्ग: सम्; ‘having worshipped’

• स्वर्ण-रूप्य-आदि-दधि-अक्षत-कुश-अम्बुभिः: with gold, silver etc., curd, unbroken rice, kuśa and water
• स्वर्ण-रूप्य-आदि-दधि-अक्षत-कुश-अम्बुभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक) + कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थ-समासः; ‘with (items such as) gold, silver, etc., curd, unbroken rice, kuśa-grass and water’

• गन्धैः: with fragrances
• गन्धैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (‘also/likewise’)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• दीपैः: with lamps
• दीपैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• नैवेद्य-संचयैः: with heaps/collections of food-offerings
• नैवेद्य-संचयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नैवेद्यस्य संचयः)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers; instructional narration)

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 complete, reverent worship using both symbolic purity-items (akṣata, kuśa, water) and devotion-expressing offerings (flowers, incense, lamps, naivedya), showing that inner bhakti is supported by orderly sacred action.

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

Bhakti is expressed through attentive upacāras—fragrance, flowers, light, and food offerings—performed as a wholehearted act of honoring the deity, not merely as formality.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa/ritual procedure: the standard pūjā materials (kuśa, akṣata, water, dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya) and their correct use in worship as codified in Vedic and smārta ritual practice.