Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

भक्तया समर्पये तुभ्यममुकावरणार्चनम् । इत्युञ्चार्य क्षिपेत्पुष्पाञ्जलिं देवस्य मस्तके ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

bhaktayā samarpaye tubhyamamukāvaraṇārcanam | ityuñcārya kṣipetpuṣpāñjaliṃ devasya mastake || 82 ||

Translation

Indem man spricht: „In Bhakti bringe ich Dir diese Verehrung des Āvaraṇa, der schützenden Umhüllung, dar“, soll man diese Worte aussprechen und dann eine Handvoll Blumen auf das Haupt der Gottheit legen.

Word by Word

• भक्तया: with devotion
• भक्तया: करण (करणम् / Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• समर्पये: I offer/dedicate
• समर्पये: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (parasmaipada)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदानम् / Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (singular)

• अमुक: such-and-such/this particular
• अमुक: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमुक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनामविशेषण (pronominal adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular); अव्यक्त-निर्देश (indefinite reference)

• आवरण-अर्चनम्: worship of the covering/veil (i.e., āvaraṇa-pūjā)
• आवरण-अर्चनम्: कर्म (कर्म / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): आवरणस्य अर्चनम्

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उच्चार्य: having uttered
• उच्चार्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (पूर्वकर्म / Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable participle): ‘having uttered/recited’

• क्षिपेत्: he/she should throw/place
• क्षिपेत्: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (parasmaipada)

• पुष्प-अञ्जलिम्: a handful (añjali) of flowers
• पुष्प-अञ्जलिम्: कर्म (कर्म / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पुष्पाणाम् अञ्जलिः

• देवस्य: of the deity
• देवस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• मस्तके: on the head
• मस्तके: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम् / Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical teaching section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the worshipped deity)

FAQs

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

It teaches that even technical steps of pūjā become spiritually potent when explicitly dedicated to the deity with bhakti, sealing the offering through spoken intention and a flower-offering.

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

Bhakti is shown as intentional surrender: the worshipper verbally offers the act (“I dedicate this worship to You”) and then performs a simple, heartfelt gesture (puṣpāñjali) to complete the devotional act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision and correct utterance (mantra/uccāraṇa) are emphasized—naming the specific āvaraṇa-arcana and performing the prescribed offering action, reflecting applied discipline akin to Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Śikṣā (proper recitation).