Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

अङ्गारकचतुर्थ्यां तु देवमिष्ट्वा विधानतः । हविषा पा यसान्नेन नैवेद्यं परिकल्पयेत् ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

aṅgārakacaturthyāṃ tu devamiṣṭvā vidhānataḥ | haviṣā pā yasānnena naivedyaṃ parikalpayet || 78 ||

Translation

Au jour d’Aṅgāraka Caturthī, après avoir honoré la divinité selon le rite prescrit, qu’on prépare un naivedya (offrande de nourriture) fait de havis et de pāyasa, riz au lait sucré.

Word by Word

• अङ्गारक-चतुर्थ्याम्: on Aṅgāraka-caturthī (Tuesday fourth tithi)
• अङ्गारक-चतुर्थ्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गारक (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन (Locative Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative: ‘of Aṅgāraka’)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

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

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped
• इष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (having worshipped)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Ablatival adverb: ‘according to rule’)

• हविषा: with oblation
• हविषा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental Singular)

• पायसान्नेन: with rice-food/pudding (pāyasa)
• पायसान्नेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (pāyasa-type food)

• नैवेद्यम्: food-offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• परिकल्पयेत्: should prepare/arrange
• परिकल्पयेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg); उपसर्ग: परि-

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata-vidhi context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Aṅgāraka Caturthī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgāraka (Maṅgala/Mars)
• Deva (the worshipped deity)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that spiritual merit from a vrata comes from worship done “according to injunction” (vidhānataḥ) and from offering sanctified naivedya—linking devotion with disciplined ritual correctness.

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

Bhakti is expressed through respectful worship and offering—preparing havis and pāyasa as naivedya is a concrete act of surrender and reverence to the deity on an auspicious tithi.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual procedure and calendrical observance (tithi-based vrata), aligning with Vedāṅga concerns such as proper timing and method of rites—often discussed alongside Jyotiṣa-informed observances.