Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala

Devanagari script

अन्नत्यागं ततः कुर्य्यादुभयत्र समाहितः । आगच्छंतु महाभागाविश्वेदेवा महाबलाः ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

annatyāgaṃ tataḥ kuryyādubhayatra samāhitaḥ | āgacchaṃtu mahābhāgāviśvedevā mahābalāḥ || 57 ||

Translation

Dann soll er, mit gesammelt ruhigem Geist und in beiderlei Hinsicht achtsam, den Ritus des Absonderns/Darbringens der Speise vollziehen und sprechen: „Mögen die hochbegnadeten, machtvollen Viśvedevās hierher kommen.“

Word by Word

• अन्नत्यागम्: abstaining from food / giving up food
• अन्नत्यागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न-त्याग (प्रातिपदिक; अन्न + त्याग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्नस्य त्यागः)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• उभयत्र: in both places / in both cases
• उभयत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उभयत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: देश/विषय-निर्देशक (locative adverb)

• समाहितः: composed; attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-धा धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (one who is composed/collected)

• आगच्छन्तु: let (them) come
• आगच्छन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• महाभागाः: the greatly fortunate ones
• महाभागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् भागः यस्य/महान् भागः)

• विश्वेदेवाः: the Viśvedevas (all-gods)
• विश्वेदेवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वे-देव (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वे + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (विश्वे देवाः = all the gods; class of deities)

• महाबलाः: mighty; of great strength
• महाबलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक; महा + बल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय-समास (महद् बलं येषाम्)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Viśvedevāḥ

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that ritual efficacy depends on mental composure (samāhita) and proper invocation, directing the offering of food as a sanctified act aligned with Vedic deities (the Viśvedevās).

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

Even in a procedural rite, devotion is expressed through reverent invitation and mindful offering—treating the divine as present and worthy of hospitality, which is a practical form of bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse gives a step—anna-tyāga/food-offering with a specific deva-invocation—showing how actions are sequenced and performed with correct intent.