Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

इंद्राद्यानायुधैर्युक्तान् पूजयेद्धरणीगृहे । एवमावरणैरिष्ट्वा पञ्चभिर्विष्णुमव्ययम् ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

iṃdrādyānāyudhairyuktān pūjayeddharaṇīgṛhe | evamāvaraṇairiṣṭvā pañcabhirviṣṇumavyayam || 85 ||

Translation

Im auf dem Boden geweihten Bezirk (dharaṇī-gṛha) soll man Indra und die übrigen Gottheiten zusammen mit ihren Waffen verehren. So verehrt man, nachdem man die fünf āvaraṇas ordnungsgemäß geehrt hat, Viṣṇu, den Unvergänglichen (avyaya).

Word by Word

• इन्द्र-आद्यान्: those beginning with Indra
• इन्द्र-आद्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रः आदिः येषाम्)

• आयुधैः: with weapons
• आयुधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• युक्तान्: endowed/associated
• युक्तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (इन्द्राद्यान्)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• धरणी-गृहे: in the earthen house/ground-shrine
• धरणी-गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धरण्याः/भूमेः गृहम्)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thus/in this manner)

• आवरणैः: with the enclosures (circles)
• आवरणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped
• इष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु) → इष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped/sacrificed)

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (आवरणैः)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णुम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Vishnu-arcana procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Indra

FAQs

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

It teaches that Viṣṇu-worship is performed with reverence to the cosmic order: the surrounding deities and their powers are honored first as protective “āvaraṇas,” culminating in devotion to the imperishable Viṣṇu at the center.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined arcana: methodical, respectful worship of attendant deities and ritual enclosures, leading the mind to single-pointed adoration of Viṣṇu as the ultimate refuge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual organization (a Vedāṅga application): setting up a dharaṇī-gṛha/mandala, assigning āvaraṇa-devatās, and performing sequential pūjā as a precise liturgical procedure.