Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

जुहुयाद्विधिवन्मंत्री संस्कृते हव्यवाहने । इक्षवः सक्तवो मोचाफलानि चिपिटास्तिलाः ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

juhuyādvidhivanmaṃtrī saṃskṛte havyavāhane | ikṣavaḥ saktavo mocāphalāni cipiṭāstilāḥ || 19 ||

Translation

Der zelebrierende Priester soll, während er die Mantras rezitiert, nach Vorschrift Opfergaben in das ordnungsgemäß bereitete heilige Feuer darbringen—wie Zuckerrohr, Mehlzubereitungen, Bananen, flachgedrückten Reis und Sesamsamen und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• juhuyāt: should offer (into fire)
• juhuyāt: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Potential Mood), Parasmaipada, Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

• vidhivat: according to rule/methodically
• vidhivat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (Vati Pratyaya)

• mantrī: the practitioner (knower of mantra)
• mantrī: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• saṃskṛte: in the consecrated/purified
• saṃskṛte: Visheshana (Adjective to Fire)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃskṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• havyavāhane: in the fire (carrier of oblations)
• havyavāhane: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havyavāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• ikṣavaḥ: sugarcanes
• ikṣavaḥ: Karma (Object of offering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ikṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• saktavaḥ: barley flour/groats
• saktavaḥ: Karma (Object of offering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saktu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• mocāphalāni: bananas (plantain fruits)
• mocāphalāni: Karma (Object of offering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mocāphala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• cipiṭāḥ: flattened rice
• cipiṭāḥ: Karma (Object of offering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cipiṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tilāḥ: sesame seeds
• tilāḥ: Karma (Object of offering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Havyavahana)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, rule-governed worship through homa: when Agni is properly prepared and mantras are correctly applied, even simple offerings become sanctified acts of dharma.

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

While primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti by directing the devotee to offer with mantra and orderliness—devotion expressed as careful service (seva) through sacrificial worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and mantra-application: the verse lists acceptable havis (offerings) and stresses that oblations must be made विधिवत् in a properly prepared fire.