Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

देवार्चनं ततः कुर्याद्वैश्वदेवं यथाविधि । तत्रात्यमतिथिं सम्यगन्नाद्यैश्च प्रपूजयेत् ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

devārcanaṃ tataḥ kuryādvaiśvadevaṃ yathāvidhi | tatrātyamatithiṃ samyagannādyaiśca prapūjayet || 70 ||

Translation

Ensuite, qu’on accomplisse l’adoration des devas et, selon le rite, l’offrande de Vaiśvadeva; et là, qu’on honore comme il se doit l’hôte éminent par la nourriture et d’autres provisions.

Word by Word

• देव-अर्चनम्: worship of the gods
• देव-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘देवानाम् अर्चनम्’)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; विधानार्थ (‘should do’)

• वैश्वदेवम्: the Vaiśvadeva rite
• वैश्वदेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गृह्यकर्म-विशेष (rite called Vaiśvadeva)

• यथा-विधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथा-विधि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial: according to rule)

• तत्र: there/therein
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there/in that context)

• अति-अम्-अतिथिम्: a very (especially) guest
• अति-अम्-अतिथिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अम् (अव्यय; emphatic) + अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘अत्यम्’ = अति + अम् (अतिशयार्थ-निपात)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly, duly)

• अन्न-आद्यैः: with food and such items
• अन्न-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘अन्नादिभिः’ = with food and the like)

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

• प्रपूजयेत्: should honor
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘should honor/worship’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Atithi
• Vaishvadeva

FAQs

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

It frames daily life as sacred: worship (devārcana), offerings (vaiśvadeva), and honoring guests become integrated acts of dharma that purify the householder and sustain social and cosmic order.

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

Bhakti is expressed not only in temple-style worship but also through disciplined daily rites and reverent service to guests—treating service (sevā) as an extension of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-style vidhi) is emphasized through “yathāvidhi,” pointing to correct performance of household rites like Vaiśvadeva and the proper protocol of atithi-satkara.