Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

अष्टभिर्जुहुयात्पीठे तीव्रादिसहितेऽर्चयेत् । मूर्तिं मूर्तेन संकल्प्य तस्यामावाह्य पूजयेत् ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭabhirjuhuyātpīṭhe tīvrādisahite'rcayet | mūrtiṃ mūrtena saṃkalpya tasyāmāvāhya pūjayet || 69 ||

Translation

Man bringe acht Opfergaben auf dem pīṭha (Altarsitz) dar und vollziehe die Verehrung zusammen mit den Mantras/Riten, die mit Tīvra beginnen. Nachdem man die Gestalt der Gottheit im Geist in konkreter Form gefasst hat, rufe man sie (āvāhana) darin herbei und verehre sie dann.

Word by Word

• अष्टभिः: with eight (items/oblations)
• अष्टभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• जुहुयात्: should offer into fire
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• पीठे: on the pedestal/seat
• पीठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• तीव्र-आदि-सहिते: together with (the deities) Tīvra etc.
• तीव्र-आदि-सहिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘accompanied with Tīvra etc.’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• मूर्तिम्: the image/form
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• मूर्तेन: with a form (material form)
• मूर्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (n/m), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• संकल्प्य: having mentally formed
• संकल्प्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having conceived/formed by intention’

• तस्याम्: in that (image)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having invoked/brought (the deity)’

• पूजयेत्: should worship/honor
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual sequence within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship becomes complete when inner intention (saṃkalpa) is joined with outer rite—oblations, mantra-sequences, and the invocation (āvāhana) of the divine presence into the icon for reverent pūjā.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive service: the devotee consciously visualizes the deity, invites the presence into the mūrti, and then worships with disciplined offerings, making devotion both heartfelt and methodical.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights practical ritual-technology: counted oblations (aṣṭabhir juhuyāt), prescribed mantra-series (tīvrādi), and the formal procedure of āvāhana—core operational knowledge used in pūjā and homa contexts.