Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

मार्गमासे जले स्थित्वा कन्दमूलफलाशनः । लक्षं जप्त्वा दशांशेन पायसैर्जुहुयाद्वसौ ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

mārgamāse jale sthitvā kandamūlaphalāśanaḥ | lakṣaṃ japtvā daśāṃśena pāyasairjuhuyādvasau || 30 ||

Translation

En el mes de Mārgaśīrṣa, permaneciendo en el agua y alimentándose de raíces, tubérculos y frutos, tras completar un lakh de recitaciones, debe ofrecer en el fuego, por la décima parte, arroz con leche dulce (pāyasa) en el día de los Vasus.

Word by Word

• मार्ग-मासे: in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa
• मार्ग-मासे: काल-अधिकरण (Time locus/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; मार्गशीर्ष-मासे (in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa)

• जले: in water
• जले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्थित्वा: having stayed/standing
• स्थित्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• कन्द-मूल-फल-आशनः: one who eats bulbs, roots, and fruits
• कन्द-मूल-फल-आशनः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कन्द-मूल-फलानि आशनं यस्य (one whose food is bulbs, roots, and fruits)

• लक्षम्: a hundred thousand (times)
• लक्षम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); जपं कृत्वा (having recited)

• दश-अंशेन: by (offering) a tenth part
• दश-अंशेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; दशभागेन (by a tenth portion)

• पायसैः: with rice-puddings
• पायसैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• जुहुयात्: should offer (oblation)
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• वसौ: on earth
• वसौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; वसौ = पृथिव्याम् (on earth)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context; dialogue traditionally framed with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vasus

FAQs

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

It prescribes a disciplined sādhana: bodily restraint (standing in water, limited diet), mantra-japa (one lakh), and ritual completion through homa (one-tenth oblations), presenting a complete vrata-style method for purification and merit.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through regulated practice—steadfast austerity, faithful repetition (japa), and offering (homa). The emphasis is on devotion made concrete through niyama and sacrificial dedication rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual science (kalpa) is implied: counting japa in fixed numbers (lakṣa), applying the daśāṃśa rule for homa completion, and specifying dravya (pāyasa) and timing (Mārgaśīrṣa; Vasu-related day).