Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

दशांशं कमलैर्हुत्वा विल्वोत्थैर्वा प्रसूनकैः । मधुरत्रयसंयुक्तैरादज्यश्रियमवाप्नुयात् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

daśāṃśaṃ kamalairhutvā vilvotthairvā prasūnakaiḥ | madhuratrayasaṃyuktairādajyaśriyamavāpnuyāt || 29 ||

Translation

Dengan bunga teratai—atau bunga pohon bilva—hendaknya ia mempersembahkan bagian sepersepuluh sebagai homa. Disertai madhura-traya (tiga manisan suci), ia meraih kemakmuran dan śrī yang utama.

Word by Word

• दश-अंशम्: a tenth portion
• दश-अंशम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; दशभागं (a tenth portion)

• कमलैः: with lotuses
• कमलैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• विल्व-उत्थैः: with bilva-derived (flowers)
• विल्व-उत्थैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विल्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विल्वात् उत्थैः (arisen from bilva = bilva-derived)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (or)

• प्रसूनकैः: with flowers
• प्रसूनकैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; प्रसूनक = पुष्प (flower)

• मधुर-त्रय-संयुक्तैः: combined with three sweet ingredients
• मधुर-त्रय-संयुक्तैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; मधुराणां त्रयाणां संयुक्तैः (combined with three sweets)

• आद-आज्य-श्रियम्: prosperity/fortune (abundance)
• आद-आज्य-श्रियम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; आज्यसम्बन्धिनी श्रीः (prosperity connected with ghee/abundance)

• अवाप्नुयात्: should obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a didactic, procedure-focused passage; traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It teaches that correctly performed fire-offerings—especially giving the prescribed tenth portion and using pure, auspicious substances—generate śrī (auspicious prosperity) as a fruit of disciplined ritual dharma.

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

Though framed as a ritual instruction, the act of offering flowers and sweet substances into sacred fire is an expression of reverence and surrender; prosperity is presented as a consequence of devotional, rule-based worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) by specifying proportion (daśāṁśa), approved materials (lotus/bilva flowers), and sanctioned combinations (madhura-traya) for a result-oriented homa.