Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

धूपं दीपं प्रदायाथ नैवेद्यं च समर्पयेत् । अपूपमोदनं शाकमोदकान्वटकादिकम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ pradāyātha naivedyaṃ ca samarpayet | apūpamodanaṃ śākamodakānvaṭakādikam || 45 ||

Translation

Nachdem man Räucherwerk (dhūpa) und Licht (dīpa) dargebracht hat, soll man naivedya, die Speisegabe, darreichen: apūpa (Kuchen), modana (gekochter Reis), śāka (Gemüsespeisen), modaka (gefüllte Süßklöße) sowie vaṭaka und ähnliche Fritterspeisen.

Word by Word

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रदाय: having offered
• प्रदाय: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); having given/offered

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereafter)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• समर्पयेत्: should offer
• समर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अपूपमोदनम्: cakes and rice-dish (modana)
• अपूपमोदनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपूप + मोदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (अपूपं च मोदनं च)

• शाकमोदकान्: vegetable dumplings/sweet-balls
• शाकमोदकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक + मोदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शाकस्य मोदकाः)

• वटकादिकम्: vaṭaka and the like
• वटकादिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वटक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (वटकः आदिः यस्य = ‘vaṭaka etc.’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a ritual/vidhi context to the Sanatkumara tradition)

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 teaches that worship is completed through respectful upacāras—fragrance (dhūpa), light (dīpa), and a sincere food-offering (naivedya)—transforming ordinary food into a devotional offering.

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

Bhakti is expressed through tangible service: offering what is wholesome and pleasing (cakes, rice preparations, sweets, vegetables) with reverence, making daily life itself an act of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual procedure (kalpa/vidhi): the sequential upacāras of dhūpa, dīpa, and naivedya, along with acceptable categories of offerings used in formal pūjā.