Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

दशांशं कमलैर्हुत्वा विल्वोत्थैर्वा प्रसूनकैः । मधुरत्रयसंयुक्तैरादज्यश्रियमवाप्नुयात् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

daśāṃśaṃ kamalairhutvā vilvotthairvā prasūnakaiḥ | madhuratrayasaṃyuktairādajyaśriyamavāpnuyāt || 29 ||

Translation

Having offered the prescribed tenth portion as oblations with lotus flowers—or with blossoms of the bilva tree—together with the three sweet substances, one attains prosperity and auspicious fortune.

Word by Word

• दश-अंशम्: a tenth portion
• दश-अंशम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; दशभागं (a tenth portion)

• कमलैः: with lotuses
• कमलैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• विल्व-उत्थैः: with bilva-derived (flowers)
• विल्व-उत्थैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विल्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विल्वात् उत्थैः (arisen from bilva = bilva-derived)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (or)

• प्रसूनकैः: with flowers
• प्रसूनकैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; प्रसूनक = पुष्प (flower)

• मधुर-त्रय-संयुक्तैः: combined with three sweet ingredients
• मधुर-त्रय-संयुक्तैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; मधुराणां त्रयाणां संयुक्तैः (combined with three sweets)

• आद-आज्य-श्रियम्: prosperity/fortune (abundance)
• आद-आज्य-श्रियम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; आज्यसम्बन्धिनी श्रीः (prosperity connected with ghee/abundance)

• अवाप्नुयात्: should obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a didactic, procedure-focused passage; traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It teaches that correctly performed fire-offerings—especially giving the prescribed tenth portion and using pure, auspicious substances—generate śrī (auspicious prosperity) as a fruit of disciplined ritual dharma.

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

Though framed as a ritual instruction, the act of offering flowers and sweet substances into sacred fire is an expression of reverence and surrender; prosperity is presented as a consequence of devotional, rule-based worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) by specifying proportion (daśāṁśa), approved materials (lotus/bilva flowers), and sanctioned combinations (madhura-traya) for a result-oriented homa.