Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98

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

Devanagari script

पानीयममृतीकृत्य मुद्रया धेनुसंज्ञया । देवतायाः करे दद्यात्पुनश्चाचमनीयकम् ॥ ९८ ॥

Transliteration

pānīyamamṛtīkṛtya mudrayā dhenusaṃjñayā | devatāyāḥ kare dadyātpunaścācamanīyakam || 98 ||

Translation

Après avoir sanctifié l’eau à boire en la rendant « nectar » par la mudrā dhenu (la vache), on la dépose dans la main de la Divinité; puis l’on offre de nouveau l’eau d’ācamanīya (gorgée rituelle).

Word by Word

• पानीयम्: water (to be offered)
• पानीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अमृतीकृत्य: having made (it) nectar-like
• अमृतीकृत्य: Kriya (क्रिया-अनुषङ्ग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अमृत-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); नामधातु-प्रयोग ‘अमृतीकृ’ = अमृतं करोति (to make into nectar)

• मुद्रया: with a hand-gesture (mudrā)
• मुद्रया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• धेनुसंज्ञया: (with the mudrā) called ‘dhenu’
• धेनुसंज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धेनु-संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धेनोः संज्ञा यस्याः)

• देवतायाः: of/for the deity
• देवतायाः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• करे: in the hand
• करे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb)

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

• आचमनीयकम्: water for sipping (ācamanīya)
• आचमनीयकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचमनीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devatā (the worshipped deity)

FAQs

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

It teaches that even simple offerings like water become spiritually potent when purified by mantra/mudrā and offered with proper reverence—turning ordinary action into sacred upacāra.

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

Bhakti is expressed through careful service to the deity: sanctifying the offering and placing it respectfully into the deity’s hand reflects attentive, loving worship rather than casual ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical know-how: the use of mudrā (hand-gesture) to consecrate substances and the correct sequencing of offerings like pānīya and ācamanīya in pūjā.