Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

कन्दमूलफलैर्वापि सदा पूजय माधवम् । प्रदक्षिणनमस्कारैः स्तोत्राणां पठनैस्तथा ॥ ५३ ॥

kandamūlaphalairvāpi sadā pūjaya mādhavam | pradakṣiṇanamaskāraiḥ stotrāṇāṃ paṭhanaistathā || 53 ||

ទោះបីមានតែឫស មើម និងផ្លែឈើ ក៏ចូរគោរពបូជាព្រះមាធវៈជានិច្ច; ហើយដូចគ្នានោះ ដោយការដើរវង់ជុំ ការក្រាបបង្គំ និងការអានស្តូត្រសរសើរ។

कन्द-मूल-फलैःwith roots, tubers, and fruits
कन्द-मूल-फलैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)
अपिalso/even
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
पूजयworship
पूजय:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
माधवम्Mādhava (Vishnu)
माधवम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
प्रदक्षिण-नमस्कारैःwith circumambulations and salutations
प्रदक्षिण-नमस्कारैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)
स्तोत्राणाम्of hymns
स्तोत्राणाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (genitive plural)
पठनैःby recitations/reading
पठनैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपठन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक-अव्यय (and likewise/also)

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

M
Madhava
V
Vishnu

FAQs

It teaches that sincere devotion is primary: even simple offerings like roots and fruits, when paired with reverent acts (pradakshina, namaskara, stotra-recitation), constitute complete worship of Vishnu (Madhava).

Bhakti is shown as a daily, doable discipline—offering whatever is pure and available and reinforcing remembrance of the Lord through bodily devotion (circumambulation, prostration) and verbal devotion (hymns).

The verse emphasizes ritual practice (pūjā/upāsanā) and stotra-pāṭha (devotional recitation); it is not a technical Vedanga passage, but it aligns with correct liturgical conduct through disciplined recitation and reverent procedure.