Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

इंद्रादीनथ वज्रादीन्बाह्ये संपूजयेत्पुनः । धूपदीपौ समर्प्याथ गोधूमान्नं निवेदयेत् ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

iṃdrādīnatha vajrādīnbāhye saṃpūjayetpunaḥ | dhūpadīpau samarpyātha godhūmānnaṃ nivedayet || 95 ||

Translation

次に外側（主壇の外）において、インドラら諸神と、ヴァジュラ等の神聖なる武器を改めて供養せよ。香と灯明を捧げたのち、小麦で調えた食供（ニヴェーディヤ）を献ずべし。

Word by Word

• इन्द्र-आदीन्: Indra and others
• इन्द्र-आदीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन; -आदि तत्पुरुष (‘Indra and others’)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक/क्रमसूचक (then/thereupon)

• वज्र-आदीन्: Vajra and others
• वज्र-आदीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन; -आदि तत्पुरुष (‘Vajra and others’)

• बाह्ये: in the outer (region)
• बाह्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (‘in the outer [area]’)

• सम्पूजयेत्: should worship fully
• सम्पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्-

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• धूप-दीपौ: incense and lamp
• धूप-दीपौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara): incense and lamp

• समर्प्य: having offered
• समर्प्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: सम्-; ‘having offered’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमसूचक (then)

• गोधूम-अन्नम्: wheat food/meal
• गोधूम-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोधूम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: गोधूमस्य अन्नम् (‘wheat-food’)

• निवेदयेत्: should offer/present
• निवेदयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: नि-; causative sense in ritual usage ‘to present/offer’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual register, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vajra

FAQs

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

It emphasizes completeness in worship: after the main deity’s rites, one also honors attendant deities and sacred instruments (like Vajra), sealing the rite with standard upacāras (incense, lamp) and a sattvic food-offering.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as careful, reverential service (sevā) through ordered offerings—acknowledging the divine ecosystem around the principal worship, not as independent supremacy but as respectful inclusion within the ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-type ritual method: sequencing of pūjā (outer worship), prescribed upacāras (dhūpa, dīpa), and naivedya selection (godhūma), showing procedural precision typical of technical religious practice.