Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

आवाहा पूजयेतस्यां परिवारगणैः सह । शालग्रामे स्थापितायां नावाहनविसर्जने ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

āvāhā pūjayetasyāṃ parivāragaṇaiḥ saha | śālagrāme sthāpitāyāṃ nāvāhanavisarjane || 35 ||

Translation

Après l’āvāhana (l’invocation), qu’on Le vénère en ce lieu avec Son entourage et Ses serviteurs. Mais lorsque le Seigneur est établi dans un Śālagrāma, il n’est nul besoin d’invocation ni de congé (visarjana).

Word by Word

• आवाहान्: invocations (acts of inviting)
• आवाहान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म—(आवाहान्) ‘आवाहन-क्रियाः/आवाहनम्’

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अस्याम्: in this (in it)
• अस्याम्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; अधिकरण—‘अस्याम् (प्रतिमायाम्/पूजायाम्)’

• परिवार-गणैः: with the attendant groups (retinue)
• परिवार-गणैः: सह (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवार (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सहकारक—‘परिवारगणैः’ (with the retinue-groups)

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• शालग्रामे: in/for the Śālagrāma (stone)
• शालग्रामे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• स्थापितायाम्: when (it is) installed
• स्थापितायाम्: अधिकरण (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → स्थापय् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘(शालग्रामे) स्थापितायाम्’ = when it is installed

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• आवाहन-विसर्जने: in (the matter of) invocation and dismissal
• आवाहन-विसर्जने: अधिकरण (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाहन (प्रातिपदिक) + विसर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), द्विवचन/एकवचन-रूपेण समाहारद्वन्द्ववत् प्रयोगः; अधिकरण—‘आवाहनं च विसर्जनं च’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on ritual/vidhi)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shalagrama

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śālagrāma is treated as a naturally and continuously present form of Viṣṇu, so formal “calling” and “sending off” are unnecessary; worship becomes steady, reverential service rather than a temporary visitation.

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

Bhakti is expressed as regular, complete worship of Viṣṇu “with His retinue” (parivāra), emphasizing loving service and honoring the fullness of the divine presence—especially in Śālagrāma, where devotion is directed to an ever-abiding manifestation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (pūjā-vidhi) and mantric protocol: āvāhana/visarjana are context-dependent rites, and in Śālagrāma worship they are omitted because the deity is considered already established.