Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

पात्राण्याधारयुक्तानि स्थापयेद्विधिना पुरः । पाद्यं श्यामाकदूर्वाब्जविष्णुक्रांतजलैः स्मृतम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

pātrāṇyādhārayuktāni sthāpayedvidhinā puraḥ | pādyaṃ śyāmākadūrvābjaviṣṇukrāṃtajalaiḥ smṛtam || 26 ||

Translation

Selon la règle prescrite, qu’on place devant soi les récipients posés sur leurs supports. Il est enseigné que l’eau pour le lavage des pieds (pādya) est une eau imprégnée de grain śyāmāka, d’herbe dūrvā, de lotus et de viṣṇu-krāntā.

Word by Word

• पात्राणि: vessels
• पात्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), बहुवचनम्

• आधार-युक्तानि: provided with supports/bases
• आधार-युक्तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (आधारेण युक्तानि/आधारयुक्तानि), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्—पात्राणि

• स्थापयेत्: should place/set up
• स्थापयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) [णिच् causative: स्थापय]
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• विधिना: according to the procedure / by rule
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (in front/before)

• पाद्यम्: pādya (water for washing feet)
• पाद्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्ता/वर्ण्य), एकवचनम्

• श्यामाक-दूर्वा-अब्ज-विष्णुक्रान्त-जलैः: with water (infused/associated) with śyāmāka, dūrvā, lotus, and viṣṇukrānta
• श्यामाक-दूर्वा-अब्ज-विष्णुक्रान्त-जलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामाक (प्रातिपदिक) + दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णुक्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (श्यामाकादीनां जलैः), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• स्मृतम्: is stated/considered
• स्मृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भावार्थः—"is said/remembered (as)"

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion to Vishnu is expressed through disciplined ritual order—properly arranged vessels and sanctified pādya symbolize reverence, purity, and readiness to receive the deity.

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

Bhakti here is not abstract sentiment alone; it is enacted through careful service (upacāra) such as offering pādya, where sacred natural items are used to honor Vishnu with attentiveness and purity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure (vidhi) and correct upacāra preparation—arranging implements and specifying sanctioned substances—reflecting the applied, rule-based side of Vedic practice.