Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वभ्यर्च्यनीयाः स्युः कल्पोक्ताश्चावृतीः क्रमात् । सायुधांस्तत इंद्राद्यान्स्वस्वदिक्षु प्रपूजयेत् ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

tatastvabhyarcyanīyāḥ syuḥ kalpoktāścāvṛtīḥ kramāt | sāyudhāṃstata iṃdrādyānsvasvadikṣu prapūjayet || 83 ||

Translation

ثم تُعبَدُ الآڤَرَناتُ على الترتيب كما ورد في نصوص الكَلْپَة؛ وبعد ذلك تُقام العبادة اللائقة لإندرا وسائر الدِّيفات، وكلٌّ منهم حاملٌ سلاحه، في جهاته المخصوصة.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Discourse/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): क्रम-निर्देशक (then/thereafter)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): विरोध/विशेष (but/indeed)

• अभ्यर्चनीयाः: to be worshipped
• अभ्यर्चनीयाः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), बहुवचन (plural), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom./1st), पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine) (contextually ‘they’); अर्थ: ‘पूजनीय’ (to be worshipped)

• स्युः: should be/should become
• स्युः: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

• कल्प-उक्ताः: as stated in the ritual procedure
• कल्प-उक्ताः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom./1st), बहुवचन (plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कल्पेन उक्ताः (stated in the ritual rule)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आवृतीः: the enclosures/āvaraṇas (circles)
• आवृतीः: कर्ता (कर्ता / Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom./1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभाव (ablatival adverb): ‘क्रमेण’ (in order, successively)

• स-आयुधान्: along with (their) weapons
• स-आयुधान्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc./2nd), बहुवचन (plural); ‘आयुधैः सह’ (together with weapons)

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thereafter’

• इन्द्र-आद्यान्: Indra and the others
• इन्द्र-आद्यान्: कर्म (कर्म / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc./2nd), बहुवचन (plural); ‘इन्द्रः आदिः येषाम्’ (beginning with Indra)

• स्व-स्व-दिक्षु: in their respective directions
• स्व-स्व-दिक्षु: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम् / Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Loc./7th), बहुवचन (plural); ‘स्वासु स्वासु दिक्षु’ (in their respective directions)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, scripturally grounded worship: first establishing protective ritual “enclosures” (āvṛtis) as per Kalpa, then honoring the cosmic guardians like Indra in their proper directions to harmonize the rite and invoke protection.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, orderly service (pūjā) done according to śāstra—devotion that is careful, complete (prapūjayet), and respectful of divine roles and sacred space.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Kalpa (ritual science): it highlights kramāt (sequenced procedure), āvṛti (ritual circuits/enclosures), and dik-pūjā (directional worship) as technical components of a properly constructed ceremony.