Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

लोकपालैश्च वज्राद्यैः पूजयेद्वैष्णवोत्तमः । एवं संपूज्य विधिवत्पायसं विनिवेदयेत् ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

lokapālaiśca vajrādyaiḥ pūjayedvaiṣṇavottamaḥ | evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivatpāyasaṃ vinivedayet || 102 ||

Translation

最上のヴァイシュナヴァは、インドラをはじめとする諸神の力とともに、ローカパーラ（世界の守護神）をも礼拝すべきである。かくして作法どおりに供養を終えたなら、パーヤサ（甘い乳粥）を食供として正しく捧げよ。

Word by Word

• लोकपालैः: by the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लोकस्य पालाः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

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

• वज्राद्यैः: by (those) beginning with Vajra, etc.
• वज्राद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्राय/तत्पुरुषार्थ: वज्र-आदि (etc. beginning with Vajra); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• वैष्णवोत्तमः: the best Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवोत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: वैष्णवः (who is a Vaiṣṇava) स एव उत्तमः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped fully
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): सम्-पूज्य = having duly worshipped

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): विधिना यथावत्

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

• विनिवेदयेत्: should offer/present
• विनिवेदयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + वेद्/विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lokapalas
• Indra

FAQs

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

It emphasizes orderly, complete worship (vidhivat saṃpūjā) where devotional offering to Viṣṇu is harmonized with honoring cosmic guardians (Lokapālas), culminating in a pure naivedya (pāyasa) offered with reverence.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined service—worship performed correctly and respectfully—where the devotee offers food (naivedya) as an act of surrender and loving dedication to the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa/ritual procedure (a Vedāṅga-oriented application): the correct sequence of worship and the rule-based presentation of naivedya, showing how devotional rites are executed according to prescribed vidhi.