Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

दुर्गार्चनप्रिया नूनमभिषेकप्रियः शिवः । तस्मात्तेषां प्रतोषाय विदध्यात्तत्तदादरात् ॥ ११६ ॥

Transliteration

durgārcanapriyā nūnamabhiṣekapriyaḥ śivaḥ | tasmātteṣāṃ pratoṣāya vidadhyāttattadādarāt || 116 ||

Translation

Gewiss erfreut sich Durgā an der Verehrung, und Śiva erfreut sich am Abhiṣeka, dem rituellen Bad. Darum soll man, um sie zu besänftigen, jede dieser Handlungen mit ehrfürchtiger Sorgfalt vollziehen.

Word by Word

• दुर्गार्चनप्रिया: fond of worship of Durgā
• दुर्गार्चनप्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्गा-अर्चन-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet: one who likes worship of Durgā)

• नूनम्: certainly
• नूनम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (particle: certainly/indeed)

• अभिषेकप्रियः: fond of anointing/ablution
• अभिषेकप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिषेक-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘शिवः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (qualifying Śiva)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (Śiva)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb); हेत्वर्थ (therefore/from that reason)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्ये), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of them)

• प्रतोषाय: for satisfaction
• प्रतोषाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for satisfaction/pleasing)

• विदध्यात्: should perform/arrange
• विदध्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; विध्यर्थ (should arrange/perform)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘(कर्म)’ इत्यर्थे, ‘तद्-तद्’ इति पुनरुक्ति (that particular)

• तत्: that (respective)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (each respective)

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause: out of respect)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a prescriptive, ritual-instruction mode within the Adhyaya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Durgā
• Śiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion becomes effective when it matches the deity’s preferred mode of honor—Durgā through arcana (pūjā) and Śiva through abhiṣeka—performed with sincere reverence.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive, personalized service (upacāra) to the deity: knowing what pleases the deity and doing it carefully (ādarāt), not mechanically.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style ritual practicality: selecting the correct rite (arcana/abhiṣeka) and executing it with proper procedure and respect, which is the applied side of Vedic ritual science.