Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

इति पुष्पांजलिं दत्वा ततः संहारमुद्रया । निधाय देवं सांगं च स्वीयदृत्सरसीरुहे ॥ ११९ ॥

Transliteration

iti puṣpāṃjaliṃ datvā tataḥ saṃhāramudrayā | nidhāya devaṃ sāṃgaṃ ca svīyadṛtsarasīruhe || 119 ||

Translation

Ainsi, après avoir offert une poignée de fleurs (puṣpāñjali), puis—au moyen de la mudrā de saṃhāra (geste de clôture et de retrait)—on doit déposer en esprit la Divinité, avec tous Ses membres et Ses compagnons, dans le lotus du lac du cœur.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• पुष्पाञ्जलिम्: a flower-offering (handful)
• पुष्पाञ्जलिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; ‘handful/oblation of flowers’

• दत्वा: having offered
• दत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); ‘having given/offered’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण: काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/काल-अव्यय (then)

• संहारमुद्रया: with the saṃhāra hand-gesture
• संहारमुद्रया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहार-मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; ‘with the saṃhāra-mudrā’

• निधाय: having placed
• निधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); ‘having placed’

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• साङ्गम्: complete/with all limbs
• साङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण of देवम्; ‘with limbs/with all parts (complete)’

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

• स्वीय-दृत्-सरसी-रुहे: in the lotus of one’s own heart-lake
• स्वीय-दृत्-सरसी-रुहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वीय + दृत् + सरसी + रुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Locative, Singular; बहुपद-समास; ‘in the lotus (ruha) of one’s own heart-lake (dṛt-sarasī)’ (textual reading uncertain)

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the worshipped Deity)

FAQs

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

It teaches the proper conclusion of worship: after external offering, the practitioner withdraws the ritual into inner contemplation by placing the Deity in the heart-lotus, turning pūjā into steady remembrance.

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

Bhakti here is not only outward offering (flowers) but also inward retention—keeping the Lord present in the heart after the rite ends, so devotion continues beyond the ritual space.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical practice: the use of a specific mudrā (saṃhāra) and the procedural step of concluding worship through internal installation (manasika-nidhāna), a key element of disciplined pūjā-vidhi.