Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

अमुकावरणांते तु देवता इति संवदेत् । सालंकारास्ततः पश्चात्सांगाः सपरिचारिकाः ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

amukāvaraṇāṃte tu devatā iti saṃvadet | sālaṃkārāstataḥ paścātsāṃgāḥ saparicārikāḥ || 79 ||

Translation

At the end of the prescribed enclosing rite (āvaraṇa), one should utter: “(This is) the deity.” Thereafter, one should contemplate or address the deity as adorned with ornaments, together with the aṅgas and accompanied by attendant maidservants.

Word by Word

• amuka-āvaraṇa-ante: at the end of the (respective) enclosure
• amuka-āvaraṇa-ante: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: amuka (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa used adverbially; locative sense ‘at the end of such-and-such enclosure’

• tu: indeed / then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis/contrast particle (तु)

• devatā: ‘deity’
• devatā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga (feminine), Prathamā-vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular); quoted as a designation

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति)

• saṃvadet: should utter / recite
• saṃvadet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ+vad (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• sa-alaṃkārāḥ: with ornaments
• sa-alaṃkārāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + alaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ-liṅga (masculine), Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘together with ornaments’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb) meaning ‘then/thereafter’

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb) meaning ‘afterwards’

• sa-aṅgāḥ: with (their) limbs/parts
• sa-aṅgāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ-liṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘together with limbs/parts’

• sa-paricārikāḥ: with attendants
• sa-paricārikāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + paricārikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ-liṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘together with attendants’

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a technical/ritual section; traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devatā

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that ritual acts culminate in clear recognition and declaration of the presiding divinity, followed by devotional visualization of the deity in complete, auspicious form.

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

By directing the practitioner to name the deity and then contemplate the deity as beautifully adorned and attended, it turns technical procedure into reverent, personal devotion through dhyāna (sacred visualization).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-prayoga and ritual sequencing—how and when to utter a defining mantra/statement and how to proceed to deity-dhyāna with prescribed attributes (a procedural, Vedanga-like discipline).