Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 123

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

ततोऽभ्यर्च्येद् ग्रहान्बाह्ये शक्राद्यानयुधैः सह । इत्थमावरणैर्देवीः दशभिः परिपूजयेत् ॥ १२३ ॥

Transliteration

tato'bhyarcyed grahānbāhye śakrādyānayudhaiḥ saha | itthamāvaraṇairdevīḥ daśabhiḥ paripūjayet || 123 ||

Translation

ثم في الحِجابِ الخارجي تُعبَدُ الغْرَها (Grahas: آلهةُ الكواكب)، ومعهم شَكْرا (Śakra/Indra) وسائرُ الآلهةِ مع أسلحتِهم الخاصة. وهكذا، بواسطةِ العَوارِن العشر (āvaraṇa: الدوائر/الأحواش الطقسية)، تُستكمَلُ عبادةُ الدِّيفيات (Devī) على التمام.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• ग्रहान्: the ग्रहas (planets/seizers)
• ग्रहान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन

• बाह्ये: outside
• बाह्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (outside)

• शक्र-आद्यान्: those beginning with Śakra (Indra)
• शक्र-आद्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (शक्रः आदिः येषाम्)

• आयुधैः: with weapons
• आयुधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (with)

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (thus/in this manner)

• आवरणैः: by/with the enclosures (circles/coverings)
• आवरणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन

• देवीः: the goddesses
• देवीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन

• दशभिः: with ten (i.e., by tenfold)
• दशभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• परि-पूजयेत्: one should worship completely
• परि-पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Grahāḥ (Navagraha/planetary deities)
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

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

It teaches that complete worship includes harmonizing cosmic forces (the Grahas) and protective divine powers (Indra and others) within a structured āvaraṇa (enclosure) system, ensuring the Devī worship is ritually whole and safeguarded.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined, reverent service—worshipping in the proper sequence and honoring all attendant deities—so devotion becomes orderly (vidhi-yukta) and comprehensive rather than merely emotional.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa-oriented practice (Graha worship for graha-śānti) and ritual science—placing deities in specific āvaraṇas/enclosures, indicating technical knowledge of pūjā-krama (procedural order) and protective invocations.