Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

निवेदयेत्क्रमात्तेषु रविवारादिषु क्रमात् । पायसं दुग्धकदलीनवनीतसिताघृतम् ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

nivedayetkramātteṣu ravivārādiṣu kramāt | pāyasaṃ dugdhakadalīnavanītasitāghṛtam || 91 ||

Translation

Dans ces observances des jours, qu’on présente les offrandes selon l’ordre prescrit, en commençant par le dimanche : pāyasa (riz au lait sucré), lait, bananes, beurre frais, sucre blanc et ghee (beurre clarifié).

Word by Word

• निवेदयेत्: should offer/present
• निवेदयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+विद् (धातु; √विद् ‘to know’ → caus./denom. sense ‘to present/offer’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial use of ablative form), ‘in order/gradually’

• तेषु: among those (days)
• तेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• रविवार-आदिषु: on (the days) beginning with Sunday
• रविवार-आदिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रविवारादि (प्रातिपदिक; रविवार+आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• क्रमात्: in order
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial), पुनरुक्ति-बलार्थ; ‘in order’

• पायसम्: rice-pudding
• पायसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• दुग्ध-कदली-नवनीत-सित-घृतम्: milk, banana, butter, white ghee (as an offering mixture)
• दुग्ध-कदली-नवनीत-सित-घृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध+कदली+नवनीत+सित+घृत (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective) कर्म

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure, in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

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 emphasizes krama (proper ritual sequence) in vrata practice: offerings are not random, but presented in an ordered manner to support purity, discipline, and the intended fruit of the observance.

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

By prescribing naivedya (food offerings), it frames devotion as practical worship—expressing reverence through orderly offering, which is a concrete form of bhakti in daily/weekly vrata life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application of krama (procedural order) and calendrical discipline tied to weekdays—an applied, technical aspect of dharma practice often aligned with Vedanga-style precision in rites.