Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87

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

Devanagari script

कपिलाज्येन संपूर्णं शरावं नूतनं शुभम् । षडष्टाक्षरमंत्राभ्यां दीपमारोपयेच्छुभम् ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

kapilājyena saṃpūrṇaṃ śarāvaṃ nūtanaṃ śubham | ṣaḍaṣṭākṣaramaṃtrābhyāṃ dīpamāropayecchubham || 87 ||

Translation

Avec un plat (śarāva) neuf et de bon augure, rempli de ghee sacré (kapilājyā), qu’on installe pieusement une lampe, en récitant les mantras de six syllabes et de huit syllabes.

Word by Word

• कपिलाज्येन: with ghee of a tawny cow
• कपिलाज्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिलाज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—कपिलस्य आज्यम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• संपूर्णम्: filled/complete
• संपूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शरावम्)

• शरावम्: a bowl/dish
• शरावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शराव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• नूतनम्: new
• नूतनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नूतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शरावम्)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शरावम्)

• षडष्टाक्षरमंत्राभ्याम्: with the six- and eight-syllable mantras
• षडष्टाक्षरमंत्राभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड्+अष्ट+अक्षर+मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), द्विवचन; समासः—(षडक्षरः च अष्टाक्षरः च) इति द्वन्द्व-आधारः, ततः मन्त्रौ (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) → ‘षडष्टाक्षरमन्त्र’

• दीपम्: a lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• आरोपयेत्: should place/set up
• आरोपयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense ‘to set/raise/place’ (प्रयोगः—आरोपयति)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दीपम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within vidhi/ritual teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It prescribes dīpa-sthāpana (installing an offering-lamp) with purity (new vessel, ghee) and mantra, indicating that devotion is strengthened when outer ritual cleanliness and inner remembrance (mantra) are joined.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through a simple, repeatable offering—lighting a lamp—performed while invoking the Lord through well-known mantras (six- and eight-syllabled), making worship both accessible and mantra-centered.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual vidhi (procedural correctness) and mantra-prayoga (proper application of meter/syllable-count mantras), aligning practice with disciplined recitation and prescribed materials used in worship.