Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

अथ सर्वेष्टदं वक्ष्ये चतुरावृत्तितर्पणम् । मूलेनादौ चतुर्वारं प्रत्येकं च प्रतर्पयेत् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

atha sarveṣṭadaṃ vakṣye caturāvṛttitarpaṇam | mūlenādau caturvāraṃ pratyekaṃ ca pratarpayet || 41 ||

Translation

Nun werde ich das vierfache Tarpaṇa im Zyklus darlegen, das alle gewünschten Früchte gewährt: zu Beginn soll man mit dem Wurzelmantra (mūla-mantra) die Darbringung viermal vollziehen; und ebenso soll man jedes angerufene Wesen einzeln, jeweils gesondert, sättigen.

Word by Word

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ-बोधक — ‘now/then’

• सर्व-इष्टदम्: granting all desired (results)
• सर्व-इष्टदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘सर्वं इष्टं ददाति इति’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण (tarpaṇam)

• वक्ष्ये: I will explain
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘I will tell’

• चतुर्-आवृत्ति-तर्पणम्: the tarpaṇa with four repetitions
• चतुर्-आवृत्ति-तर्पणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (संख्या/विशेषण-पूर्वपद); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular ‘fourfold-repetition tarpaṇa’

• मूलेन: with the root (mūla)
• मूलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• आदौ: at the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभम्/अव्यय; सप्तमी-अर्थे अव्यय — ‘at first/in the beginning’

• चतुः-वारम्: four times
• चतुः-वारम्: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः — adverb ‘four times’

• प्रत्येकम्: each (one) / separately
• प्रत्येकम्: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; क्रियाविशेषण — ‘each (time)/separately’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक — ‘and’

• प्रतर्पयेत्: should perform tarpaṇa/satiate (offer)
• प्रतर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense (णिच्) implied by stem तर्पय- — ‘should satiate/offer tarpaṇa’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that ritual efficacy depends on disciplined repetition and proper sequencing—beginning with the mūla-mantra and then offering tarpaṇa to each recipient distinctly—so the act becomes a complete, intention-fulfilling rite.

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

By prescribing careful, repeated offerings with the principal mantra, it frames devotion as attentive service (upacāra) expressed through precise ritual remembrance, not as a casual act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and mantra-application—counted repetitions (āvṛtti) and correct distribution of offerings (pratyekam)—a technical discipline aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision in rites.