Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 133

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

स्वस्तिकादीनि वा कुर्यात्तस्य पुण्यमनन्तकम् । यः कुर्याद्दीपरचनां देवतायतने नृप ॥ १३३ ॥

Transliteration

svastikādīni vā kuryāttasya puṇyamanantakam | yaḥ kuryāddīparacanāṃ devatāyatane nṛpa || 133 ||

Translation

Ou bien qu’il trace des emblèmes de bon augure tels que la svastika : son mérite devient sans fin. Ô roi, quiconque dispose et offre des lampes dans le sanctuaire de la Divinité acquiert un mérite spirituel incommensurable.

Word by Word

• स्वस्तिक-आदीनि: svastikas and the like
• स्वस्तिक-आदीनि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्तिक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्तिकः आदिः येषाम्’ (svastikas etc.)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive ‘or’)

• कुर्यात्: should make/do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अनन्तकम्: endless/immeasurable
• अनन्तकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘पुण्यम्’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दीप-रचनाम्: arrangement/setting of lamps
• दीप-रचनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + रचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘दीपस्य रचना’

• देवता-आयतने: in a deity’s shrine/temple
• देवता-आयतने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘देवतायाः आयतनम्’

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed as 'O king' within the discourse style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devatā (the deity enshrined in the temple)

FAQs

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

It teaches that simple, reverent acts in a temple—creating auspicious symbols and especially offering/arranging lamps—generate “ananta” (immeasurable) puṇya, because they honor the deity and sustain sacred presence through light.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through tangible service (sevā): beautifying the sacred space with auspicious marks and offering light before the deity, emphasizing devotion through consistent, humble temple-based worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis (connected to Kalpa/vaidika-kriyā) is implied: proper temple offerings like dīpa-racanā and auspicious markings are part of dharmic observance and devotional discipline.