Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

मूर्तिध्यांनवास्तुमानं प्रासादानां च लक्षणम् । प्रतिष्ठा सर्वदेवानां पृथक्पूजा विधानतः ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

mūrtidhyāṃnavāstumānaṃ prāsādānāṃ ca lakṣaṇam | pratiṣṭhā sarvadevānāṃ pṛthakpūjā vidhānataḥ || 8 ||

Translation

Il expose la méditation sur les mūrtis sacrées, les mesures des sites de temple selon le Vāstu et les caractéristiques des prāsādas (temples) ; il explique aussi la consécration (pratiṣṭhā) de toutes les divinités et les règles prescrites pour leurs modes de culte distincts.

Word by Word

• मूर्ति-ध्यान-वास्तु-मानम्: meditation on images and architectural measurements
• मूर्ति-ध्यान-वास्तु-मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति + ध्यान + वास्तु + मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः: मूर्तिध्यानं च वास्तुमानं च (समाहारः)

• प्रासादानाम्: of temples/palaces
• प्रासादानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• लक्षणम्: characteristics/marks
• लक्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रतिष्ठा: consecration/installation
• प्रतिष्ठा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्व-देवानाम्: of all the gods
• सर्व-देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः: सर्वे देवा येषां ते (here: 'of all the gods')

• पृथक्-पूजा: separate/individual worship
• पृथक्-पूजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावः: पृथक् इति अव्ययपूर्वकः समासः

• विधानतः: according to prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: Hetu/Prakaraṇa (हेतु/प्रकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'according to rule/prescription'

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the contents of the Narada Purana in an anukramanika listing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sarva-deva (all deities)

FAQs

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

It highlights that devotion is supported by proper sacred form (mūrti), sacred space (prāsāda), and sacred procedure (pratiṣṭhā and pūjā), aligning inner meditation with outer ritual order.

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

By pairing mūrti-dhyāna (inner contemplative focus on the deity) with prescribed pūjā and consecration, it presents Bhakti as both heartfelt remembrance and disciplined worship performed according to śāstra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to applied ritual-technical knowledge—temple architecture and proportion (Vāstu/Śilpa principles) and the procedural rules of consecration and worship (vidhi), essential for correct performance of temple rites.