Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

यथार्हमर्चितास्तेन सूतेन प्रथितौजसः । तस्यावभृथमीक्षन्तस्तत्र तस्थुर्मखालये ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

yathārhamarcitāstena sūtena prathitaujasaḥ | tasyāvabhṛthamīkṣantastatra tasthurmakhālaye || 27 ||

Translation

Having been duly honored by that Sūta of renowned vigor, they remained there in the sacrificial hall, watching for the concluding ablution-rite (avabhṛtha) of the sacrifice.

Word by Word

• यथा-अर्हम्: as is proper
• यथा-अर्हम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + अर्हम् (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• अर्चिताः: having been honored
• अर्चिताः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चित (कृदन्त; √अर्च् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि; (ते इत्यर्थे)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सूतेन: by the Sūta
• सूतेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तेन इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• प्रथित-ओजसः: of renowned vigor
• प्रथित-ओजसः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथित (कृदन्त; √प्रथ् धातु) + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुवचन-प्रातिपदिकान्त (ओजस्-शब्द); समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रथितम् ओजः येषाम्) विशेषणम् (अर्चिताः/ते)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अवभृथम्: the concluding bath (Avabhṛtha)
• अवभृथम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवभृथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ईक्षन्तः: watching
• ईक्षन्तः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ईक्ष् (धातु) → ईक्षन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); कर्तरि; (ते इत्यर्थे)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• तस्थुः: they stood/remained
• तस्थुः: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• मख-आलये: in the sacrificial hall
• मख-आलये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मखस्य आलयः)

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Sages (Ṛṣis)

FAQs

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

It highlights proper honoring of teachers/narrators and the completion-oriented focus of Vedic sacrifice, where participants remain attentive until the final purificatory avabhṛtha, indicating reverence, discipline, and ritual completeness.

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

Indirectly, it models devotional attitudes—respectful service (satkāra) and attentive presence—showing that sacred learning and worship are received with humility and steadiness, qualities that also mature into bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) by referencing the avabhṛtha, the concluding rite of a yajna, and emphasizes correct observance of sacrificial sequence and decorum within the makhālaya (sacrificial hall).