Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

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Devanagari script

प्रमोदं चाग्निकोणे तु समृद्धिसहितं यजेत् । ईशकोणे यजेत्कीर्तिसंयुतं सुमुखं तथा ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

pramodaṃ cāgnikoṇe tu samṛddhisahitaṃ yajet | īśakoṇe yajetkīrtisaṃyutaṃ sumukhaṃ tathā || 30 ||

Translation

In der Agni‑Ecke (Südosten) soll man Pramoda zusammen mit Samṛddhi verehren. In der Īśāna‑Ecke (Nordosten) soll man ebenso Sumukha zusammen mit Kīrti verehren.

Word by Word

• प्रमोदम्: Pramoda (a deity/attendant)
• प्रमोदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• अग्नि-कोणे: in the fire-corner (southeast)
• अग्नि-कोणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• समृद्धि-सहितम्: accompanied by Samṛddhi
• समृद्धि-सहितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of प्रमोदम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ईश-कोणे: in the Īśa-corner (northeast)
• ईश-कोणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कीर्ति-संयुतम्: joined with Kīrti
• कीर्ति-संयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of सुमुखम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुमुखम्: Sumukha (the good-faced one; a deity/attendant)
• सुमुखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्राय) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सु’ + ‘मुख’ = good-faced

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pramoda
• Samrddhi
• Sumukha
• Kirti
• Agni
• Isana

FAQs

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

It teaches that auspicious qualities (prosperity, fame, joy, good fortune) are invoked through direction-specific worship, aligning ritual action with sacred spatial order (dik and koṇa) for harmony and success.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive, orderly worship—honoring divine presences in their proper places—so devotion becomes disciplined practice rather than mere emotion, cultivating auspicious outcomes and inner steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical ritual science connected with spatial/directional rules (often treated under applied Vedic disciplines and allied śāstras like vāstu), specifying which deities/qualities to worship in the Agni (SE) and Īśāna (NE) corners.