Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

कुसुमैर्जुहुयात्पीठे बालायाः पूजयेदिमाम् । चंदनागुरुचंद्राद्यैः पूजार्थं यंत्रमालिखेत् ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

kusumairjuhuyātpīṭhe bālāyāḥ pūjayedimām | caṃdanāgurucaṃdrādyaiḥ pūjārthaṃ yaṃtramālikhet || 89 ||

Translation

Auf dem pīṭha (Altarsitz) bringe man mit Blumen Opferdarbringungen dar und verehre diese Göttin Bālā. Zum Zwecke der Verehrung zeichne man das Yantra mit Sandelholz, Agaru, Kampfer und anderen Duftstoffen.

Word by Word

• kusumaiḥ: with flowers
• kusumaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; neuter, instrumental plural

• juhuyāt: should offer (into fire)
• juhuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative, 3rd person singular

• pīṭhe: on the pedestal/seat
• pīṭhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; neuter, locative singular

• bālāyāḥ: of Bālā (the goddess)
• bālāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; feminine, genitive singular

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative, 3rd person singular

• imām: this (her)
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; pronoun, feminine, accusative singular

• caṃdana-aguru-caṃdra-ādyaiḥ: with sandal, aguru, camphor, etc.
• caṃdana-aguru-caṃdra-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdana + aguru + caṃdra + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चय-द्वन्द्व (copulative) with ‘आदि’ (etc.) as final member; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; masculine, instrumental plural

• pūjā-artham: for the purpose of worship
• pūjā-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūjā + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial) ‘पूजायै अर्थः’ = ‘for worship’; accusative used adverbially

• yaṃtram: a yantra/diagram
• yaṃtram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter, accusative singular

• ālikhet: should draw/inscribe
• ālikhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: likh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative, 3rd person singular

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a procedural/ritual context; dialogue tradition commonly with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bālā (Goddess)

FAQs

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

It frames worship as a disciplined ritual technology: offerings (homa), reverent pūjā, and yantra-inscription together focus the mind and consecrate the space for the deity’s presence.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through concrete upacāras—flower offerings, respectful worship, and preparing a sacred yantra—showing devotion as attentive service performed with purity and fragrance (sāttvika dravyas).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice): correct altar-seat usage, prescribed offerings, and the technical act of yantra-lekhana using specific aromatic materials.