Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

अथ काम्यार्चनं वक्ष्ये प्रयोगांश्चापि नारद । येषामाचरणात्सिद्धिं साधको लभते ध्रुवम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

atha kāmyārcanaṃ vakṣye prayogāṃścāpi nārada | yeṣāmācaraṇātsiddhiṃ sādhako labhate dhruvam || 29 ||

Translation

今より、ナーラダよ、欲求に基づく礼拝（カーミャーアルチャナ）と、その実践の作法を説こう。これを行ずれば、修行者は望む成就（シッディ）を必ず得る。

Word by Word

• अथ: now; then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्ग-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable; now/then, introducing next topic)

• काम्य-अर्चनम्: wish-fulfilling worship
• काम्य-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative: ‘desired/for a wish’ + ‘worship’)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall explain
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रयोगान्: procedures; applications
• प्रयोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case); बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction ‘and’)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• येषाम्: of which; of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, Genitive); बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• आचरणात्: from the practice (of them)
• आचरणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th case, Ablative); एकवचन

• सिद्धिम्: success; attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case); एकवचन

• साधकः: the practitioner
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case); एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ध्रुवम्: certainly; surely
• ध्रुवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case); एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival adverbial use)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It introduces a structured section on kāmyārcana—goal-oriented worship—and emphasizes that correct observance of the prescribed procedures (prayoga) leads reliably to siddhi.

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

It frames devotion as disciplined worship: bhakti expressed through properly performed arcana, where sincerity is joined with method (prayoga) to achieve the intended fruit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The term prayoga points to applied ritual science—procedure, sequencing, and correct performance—aligned with Vedanga-style technical precision used in worship and rites.