Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The Exposition of the Table of Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Agni Purāṇa

Devanagari script

विनायकादिपूजा च नानादीक्षाविधिः परम् । प्रतिष्ठा सर्वदेवानां ब्रह्मंडस्य निरूपणम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

vināyakādipūjā ca nānādīkṣāvidhiḥ param | pratiṣṭhā sarvadevānāṃ brahmaṃḍasya nirūpaṇam || 7 ||

Translation

Ferner lehrt es die Verehrung, die mit Vināyaka beginnt, die höchsten Verfahren der verschiedenen Dīkṣās (Einweihungen), die Pratiṣṭhā (Weihe und Einsetzung) aller Gottheiten sowie eine Darlegung des Brahmāṇḍa, des „kosmischen Eies“.

Word by Word

• vināyaka-ādi-pūjā: worship of Vināyaka and others
• vināyaka-ādi-pūjā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘विनायकादीनां पूजा’

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

• nānā-dīkṣā-vidhiḥ: various initiation rites and rules
• nānā-dīkṣā-vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘नानाविधा दīkṣā-vidhiḥ’ (various initiation procedures)

• param: supreme; excellent
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); (here) विशेषणरूपेण—‘श्रेष्ठम्/परम्’

• pratiṣṭhā: consecration; installation
• pratiṣṭhā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratiṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarva-devānām: of all the gods
• sarva-devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—कर्मधारयः: ‘सर्वे देवाः’

• brahma-aṇḍasya: of the universe (Brahmā’s cosmic egg)
• brahma-aṇḍasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘ब्रह्मणः अण्डम्’ (cosmic egg)

• nirūpaṇam: description; exposition
• nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Anukramanika/contents of the Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vinayaka (Ganesha)
• Sarva-deva (all deities)
• Brahmanda

FAQs

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

This verse signals that the text integrates practical dharma (ritual worship, initiation, consecration) with metaphysical vision (the Brahmāṇḍa), presenting ritual order as aligned with cosmic order.

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

By emphasizing vināyakādipūjā and the installation of deities, it frames devotion as embodied worship—approaching the divine through properly established forms and disciplined rites that support sustained bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure is foregrounded—dīkṣā-vidhi and pratiṣṭhā depend on correct mantra application and ceremonial sequencing, aligning most closely with Kalpa (ritual science) in practice.