Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 190

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

दद्याद्गुग्गुलधूपं च यावत्कर्मावसानकम् । ततो देव्या समाविष्टे तस्मिन्संपूज्य भक्तितः ॥ १९० ॥

Transliteration

dadyādgugguladhūpaṃ ca yāvatkarmāvasānakam | tato devyā samāviṣṭe tasminsaṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ || 190 ||

Translation

ليُقدَّم بخورُ الغُغْغُلو العَطِر إلى أن تنقضي الشعيرة. ثم إذا دخلت الإلهة (ديفي) وحضرت في تلك الصورة أو الوعاء، فليُعبَد ذلك الحضور ببهكتي وخشوع.

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• गुग्गुल-धूपम्: guggulu incense
• गुग्गुल-धूपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुल (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—गुग्गुलेन कृतः धूपः (incense of guggulu)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Desha-Kala (देश-काल/Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि (until/as long as)

• कर्म-अवसानकम्: up to the completion of the rite
• कर्म-अवसानकम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Extent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अवसानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—कर्मणः अवसानं यस्य तत् (ending of the rite); अव्ययार्थे ‘यावत्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्यभावेन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter)

• देव्या: by the Goddess
• देव्या: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/Agent-instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• समाविष्टे: (when) entered/possessed
• समाविष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√विश् (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘समाविष्ट’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘तस्मिन्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तस्मिन्: in that (state/person)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सम्-पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्-पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — “having duly worshipped”

• भक्तितः: devoutly/out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — भक्तितः = भक्त्या/भक्त्या सह (out of devotion)

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure; dialogue context traditionally with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Goddess)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes sustained purity and sanctification during the entire rite (through dhūpa), and then directs focused devotion once the Goddess is understood to be truly present in the worship locus.

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

Bhakti is shown as the culminating attitude of worship: after completing the prescribed actions, the devotee worships the indwelling divine presence with heartfelt reverence, not merely external formality.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa-style upacāra): continuous dhūpa offering through the karma’s completion and the sequence of worship after the deity’s presence/installation is established.