Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

कर्पूरारार्तिकं कृत्वा स्तुत्वा च बहुधा सुधीः । निजेप्सितं निवेद्याथ विधिवद्विसृजेत्ततः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

karpūrārārtikaṃ kṛtvā stutvā ca bahudhā sudhīḥ | nijepsitaṃ nivedyātha vidhivadvisṛjettataḥ || 48 ||

Translation

樟脳のアーラティ（ārati）を行い、さまざまに幾度も讃嘆を捧げたのち、賢き帰依者は自ら望む願いを申し上げ、ついで定められた作法に従って儀礼を正しく結了すべきである。

Word by Word

• कर्पूर-आर-आरतिकम्: camphor ārati (ritual waving of light)
• कर्पूर-आर-आरतिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक) + आर (प्रातिपदिक) + आरतिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्पूरस्य आर-आरतिकम्)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having done’

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having praised’

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

• बहुधा: in many ways / repeatedly
• बहुधा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• सुधीः: the wise man
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘wise person’

• निज-ईप्सितम्: one’s desired (offering/request)
• निज-ईप्सितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (निजम् ईप्सितम्)

• निवेद्य: having offered
• निवेद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/त्वा-समकक्ष अव्यय-कृदन्त (Gerund); ‘having offered/presented’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• विसृजेत्: should dismiss/let go
• विसृजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमबोधक-अव्यय (thereafter/from then)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the ritual/technical teaching context; traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is completed through a full arc: offering light (ārati), heartfelt praise (stuti), humble submission of one’s wish, and a disciplined conclusion (vidhivat visarga), making devotion both sincere and orderly.

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

Bhakti is shown as reverent service—first honoring the deity through ārati and repeated praises, then placing one’s desire at the deity’s feet, emphasizing surrender rather than demand.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (vidhi)—the correct sequencing and formal completion of a rite (visarga/udvāsana), a key practical aspect of applied Vedic tradition in pūjā practice.