Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

मध्यंदिने यजेदेवं विशिष्यरूपधारिणम् । नारदाद्यैर्मुनिगणैः सुरवृन्दैश्च पूजितम् ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

madhyaṃdine yajedevaṃ viśiṣyarūpadhāriṇam | nāradādyairmunigaṇaiḥ suravṛndaiśca pūjitam || 82 ||

Translation

Zur Mittagszeit soll man jenen Herrn verehren, der die erhabenste Gestalt annimmt—ihn, den Scharen von Weisen, beginnend mit Nārada, und auch die Heerscharen der Götter verehren.

Word by Word

• मध्यंदिने: at midday
• मध्यंदिने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘मध्यं दिनस्य’ (at midday)

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विशिष्य-रूप-धारिणम्: bearing an excellent/special form
• विशिष्य-रूप-धारिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशिष्य (उपसर्गपूर्वक धातु-रूप ‘विशिष्’/‘विशेष’ भाव) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘विशिष्टं रूपं धारयति’ (one who bears a special form)

• नारद-आद्यैः: by Narada and others
• नारद-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘नारदः आदिः येषाम्’ (by Narada and others)

• मुनि-गणैः: by groups of sages
• मुनि-गणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘मुनिनां गणाः’ (by groups of sages)

• सुर-वृन्दैः: by hosts of gods
• सुर-वृन्दैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सुराणां वृन्दानि’ (by hosts of gods)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: ‘and’)

• पूजितम्: worshipped
• पूजितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन रूपं (देवम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a ritual-vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Devas (Suras)
• Ishvara (the Lord/Deva)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined worship at the proper sacred time (midday) and affirms the deity’s supreme worthiness by noting that both great sages and the gods themselves honor Him.

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

Bhakti is shown as steady, time-bound upāsanā: worshipping the Lord in a chosen exalted form, following a prescribed routine, aligning the devotee with the devotion of Nārada and the devas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual timing (kāla) as a technical requirement of worship—midday (madhyāhna) being specified—reflecting the Vedāṅga-style concern for correct procedure and temporal discipline in rites.