Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

विकर्तनाय निर्माल्यमेवं संपूज्य दापयेत् । वियद्वह्निमरुत्साद्यांतार्वीसेंदुसमन्वितम् ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

vikartanāya nirmālyamevaṃ saṃpūjya dāpayet | viyadvahnimarutsādyāṃtārvīseṃdusamanvitam || 50 ||

Translation

So soll man, nachdem man Vikartana (die Sonne) ordnungsgemäß verehrt hat, das nirmālya, die geweihten Opferreste, darbringen. Danach gebe man als dāna ein Gaben-Set, begleitet von Darstellungen von Himmel, Feuer, Wind und den übrigen Elementen, zusammen mit Erde, Meer/Fluss und Mond.

Word by Word

• विकर्तनाय: to Vikartana (the Sun)
• विकर्तनाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• निर्माल्यम्: (the) offering-remnants / sacred leftovers
• निर्माल्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) = ‘having duly worshipped’

• दापयेत्: should have (it) given
• दापयेत्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) = ‘should cause to be given’

• वियत्-वह्नि-मरुत्-आद्याम्: (a ladle) beginning with sky, fire, and wind (etc.)
• वियत्-वह्नि-मरुत्-आद्याम्: विशेषण (of object/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वियत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘आद्याम्’ = आद्य-शब्देन सह (beginning with); विशेषणम् (qualifying the next noun)

• तार्वी-सेन्दु-समन्वितम्: endowed with the ladle and with the moon
• तार्वी-सेन्दु-समन्वितम्: विशेषण (of object/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तार्वी (प्रातिपदिक) + स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश ‘सह’) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अनु+√इ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘सेन्दु’ = स + इन्दु (with the moon); ‘समन्वितम्’ = endowed/combined with

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vidhi/technical instruction sequence, traditionally in dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vikartana (Surya)
• Vahni (Agni)
• Marut (Vayu)
• Indu (Chandra)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that worship culminates in dana (charitable giving): after honoring the Sun as cosmic regulator, the devotee offers sanctified remnants and gifts symbolically linked to the elements, aligning personal action with cosmic order (ṛta).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent ritual service to Vikartana followed by selfless giving—transforming worship into compassionate, dharmic action rather than keeping merit confined to oneself.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical vidhi: the correct sequence of pūjā → nirmālya handling → prescribed dāna, and the use of deity/element correspondences (Surya, Agni, Vayu, Chandra) typical of structured Vedic-style rites.