Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

संपूज्य पात्र्रमादायोत्थाय घन्टां च वादयेत् । सुगोघृतप्रदीपेन भ्रामितेन समन्ततः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

saṃpūjya pātrramādāyotthāya ghanṭāṃ ca vādayet | sugoghṛtapradīpena bhrāmitena samantataḥ || 13 ||

Translation

しかるべく供養を終えたなら、器を取り、立ち上がって鐘を鳴らすべきである。次いで、牛のギー（ゴーグフリタ）を燃料とする整えられた灯明をもって、アーラティーとして四方にめぐらし回向せよ。

Word by Word

• saṃpūjya: having worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pūj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √pūj with upasarga sam-; ‘having worshipped’

• pātram: vessel (lamp-plate)
• pātram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √dā ‘to take’ with upasarga ā-; ‘having taken’

• utthāya: having stood up
• utthāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + sthā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √sthā with upasarga ud-; ‘having risen/stood up’

• ghanṭām: bell
• ghanṭām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghanṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• vādayet: should ring (make sound)
• vādayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु; causative)
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त) of √vad ‘to sound/speak’ → ‘to cause to sound’; Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada; ‘should ring’

• sugo-ghṛta-pradīpena: with a lamp of good ghee
• sugo-ghṛta-pradīpena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugo + ghṛta + pradīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); compound: ‘lamp with good ghee’ (sugo interpreted as ‘su-go’ = good/cow’s)

• bhrāmitena: (with it) being waved around
• bhrāmitena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhrāmita (प्रातिपदिक; √bhram in past passive participle)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally; qualifying pradīpena: ‘(by/with it) being waved/rotated’

• samantataḥ: on all sides, all around
• samantataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedāṅga/ritual-technical teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ghṛta (cow ghee)
• Ghaṇṭā (ritual bell)
• Pradīpa (lamp)

FAQs

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

It sanctifies worship through orderly upacāras—ringing the bell and circling a ghee lamp—symbolizing awakening attention, dispelling inner darkness, and honoring the deity with reverence and purity.

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

It presents bhakti as expressed through disciplined, loving service (sevā) in pūjā—standing attentively, sounding the bell, and offering light—outer actions that train steady remembrance and devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis: correct sequencing of pūjā actions (upacāra-krama), use of prescribed substances (cow ghee), and the technical act of pradīpa-bhramaṇa (āratī) with ghaṇṭā-vādana as part of formal worship procedure.