Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

क्रमादिल्ववटाश्वत्थप्रियगूनामधोऽर्चयेत् । रमा पद्मद्वयकरा शंखचक्रधरो हरिः ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

kramādilvavaṭāśvatthapriyagūnāmadho'rcayet | ramā padmadvayakarā śaṃkhacakradharo hariḥ || 26 ||

Translation

One should worship in due order beneath the ilva, banyan, aśvattha, and priyagu trees. There, Śrī (Ramā) is to be envisioned holding two lotuses, and Hari is to be envisioned bearing the conch (śaṅkha) and discus (cakra).

Word by Word

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत; क्रियाविशेषण (in order/ क्रमशः)

• इल्व-वट-अश्वत्थ-प्रियगू-नाम्: of the ilva, banyan, aśvattha, and priyagū (trees)
• इल्व-वट-अश्वत्थ-प्रियगू-नाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इल्व + वट + अश्वत्थ + प्रियगू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (contextual), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (copulative list) of tree-names; ‘...नाम्’ = ‘of Ilva, Vaṭa, Aśvattha, Priyagū’

• अधः: below/underneath
• अधः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (below/under)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रमा: Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम (Lakṣmī)

• पद्म-द्वय-करा: having two lotuses in (her) hands
• पद्म-द्वय-करा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + द्वय + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘पद्मद्वयं करयोः यस्याः’ (having two lotuses in her hands)

• शंख-चक्र-धरः: bearer of conch and discus
• शंख-चक्र-धरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंख + चक्र + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद + तत्पुरुषभावः: ‘शंखं च चक्रं च धरति’ (bearer of conch and discus)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Lakshmi
• Rama (Sri)

FAQs

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

It links sacred-space selection (worship beneath revered trees) with correct dhyāna (visualization) of the divine couple—Śrī as the bestower of auspiciousness and Hari as the protector—making worship both ritually proper and devotionally focused.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through ordered worship (kramāt) and loving contemplation of Viṣṇu’s attributes (śaṅkha-cakra) along with Śrī’s grace (two lotuses), emphasizing reverence, remembrance, and sacred setting.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual protocol—selection of an auspicious worship-site and prescribed iconographic meditation—aligned with kalpa-style procedural guidance (practical rules for performing pūjā and dhyāna).