Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

सिताज्यान्नं च विधिवत्प्राप्नुयादन्नमक्षयम् । अपूपैः षड्रसोपेतैर्हुनेद्वसुसहस्रकम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

sitājyānnaṃ ca vidhivatprāpnuyādannamakṣayam | apūpaiḥ ṣaḍrasopetairhunedvasusahasrakam || 21 ||

Translation

Wer nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung Reis, mit Zucker und Ghee bereitet, rechtmäßig erlangt, gewinnt einen unerschöpflichen Vorrat an Speise. Und er soll in das heilige Feuer tausend Opfergaben süßer Kuchen (apūpa) darbringen, die mit den sechs Geschmäcken versehen sind.

Word by Word

• सिताज्य-अन्नम्: food (rice/meal) with sugar and ghee
• सिताज्य-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिताज्य + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sitājyasya annaṃ)

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

• विधिवत्: according to rule/properly
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• प्राप्नुयात्: may obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अक्षयम्: imperishable/inexhaustible
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अन्नम्)

• अपूपैः: with cakes (apūpa)
• अपूपैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• षड्रस-उपेतैः: endowed with six tastes
• षड्रस-उपेतैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड् + रस + उपेत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपेत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, past participle) = 'endowed with'; षड्रस-तत्पुरुषः (ṣaḍbhiḥ rasaiḥ upeta)

• हुनेत्: should offer (into fire)
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वसु-सहस्रकम्: a thousand (units) of wealth
• वसु-सहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्या-सम्बन्धी तत्पुरुषः (vasūnāṃ sahasrakam)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vidhi/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It links correct ritual performance (vidhi) with the dharmic fruit of akṣaya-anna—symbolizing sustained nourishment and prosperity gained through disciplined sacred offering.

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

Though focused on ritual, it reflects bhakti through reverent, rule-based offering into the sacred fire—an act of worship where food is first sanctified and dedicated before being sought as a blessing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-style procedural knowledge: performing homa with specified substances (sugar-ghee rice, apūpa) and a fixed count of oblations, emphasizing precision in ritual method (vidhi).