Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

पूजयेत्षट्सु कोणेषु ह्यामोदाद्यान्प्रियायुतान् । आमोदं सिद्धिसंयुक्तमग्रतः परिपूजयेत् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

pūjayetṣaṭsu koṇeṣu hyāmodādyānpriyāyutān | āmodaṃ siddhisaṃyuktamagrataḥ paripūjayet || 29 ||

Translation

Dans les six angles, qu’on adore les divinités en commençant par Āmoda, avec leurs chères épouses. Puis, à l’avant, qu’on vénère tout particulièrement Āmoda, uni à Siddhi.

Word by Word

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• षट्सु: in six
• षट्सु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of कोणेषु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सङ्ख्याविशेषण) नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• कोणेषु: in the corners/angles
• कोणेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), explanatory/emphatic

• आमोद-आद्यान्: Āmoda and the others (beginning with Āmoda)
• आमोद-आद्यान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमोद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘आद्य’ = etc./beginning with

• प्रिय-आयुतान्: accompanied by Priyā (their consorts)
• प्रिय-आयुतान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of आमोदाद्यान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातु ‘युक्त’ भावे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘आयुत’ = joined/associated; here ‘प्रियायुत’ = accompanied by प्रियā (or ‘with beloveds’)

• आमोदम्: Āmoda (a deity/attendant)
• आमोदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सिद्धि-संयुक्तम्: joined with Siddhi
• सिद्धि-संयुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of आमोदम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘संयुक्तम्’ = joined with

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• परि-पूजयेत्: should worship fully/especially
• परि-पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः परि

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Āmoda
• Siddhi

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not only inward devotion but also precise sacred arrangement—honoring divine powers in their proper places, culminating in the foremost worship of Āmoda united with Siddhi, symbolizing delight in devotion joined with spiritual attainment.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through orderly, reverent service (pūjā) where the devotee honors divine attendants and their śaktis (consorts), showing completeness of devotion and seeking Siddhi as the fruit of worship aligned with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical competence: spatial placement in a worship-diagram (corners/front), sequencing of honors (paripūjā), and the principle of worshipping deities together with their śaktis—an applied aspect of kalpa-style procedure within the Purāṇic Vedāṅga-oriented material.