Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

द्वारस्योभयतो लेख्या गोमयेन विषोल्बणाः । गंधाद्यैः पूजयेत्तांश्च तथेंद्राणीमनंतरम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

dvārasyobhayato lekhyā gomayena viṣolbaṇāḥ | gaṃdhādyaiḥ pūjayettāṃśca tatheṃdrāṇīmanaṃtaram || 27 ||

Translation

വാതിലിന്റെ ഇരുവശങ്ങളിലും ഗോമയത്തോടെ വിഷനിവാരക മംഗളചിഹ്നങ്ങൾ വരയ്ക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് ഗന്ധാദി ഉപചാരങ്ങളാൽ അവയെ പൂജിച്ച്, പിന്നെ ഇന്ദ്രാണിയെ ആരാധിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• द्वारस्य: of the door
• द्वारस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उभयतः: on both sides
• उभयतः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उभयतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place: on both sides)

• लेख्याः: are to be drawn/written
• लेख्याः: Kriyā-anuṣaṅga (विधेय/कार्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लेख्य (प्रातिपदिक; √लिख् से)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); (स्त्रीलिङ्ग बहुवचन) ‘रेखाः/आकृतयः’ इत्यर्थे, विधेय

• गोमयेन: with cow-dung
• गोमयेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष-उल्बणाः: very fierce/poisonous
• विष-उल्बणाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्बण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—विषेण उल्बणाः (poison-strong/very fierce) इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; लेख्याः इति विशेषण

• गन्ध-आद्यैः: with perfumes and the like
• गन्ध-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—गन्धः आदिः येषां तैः (perfumes etc.)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, ‘likewise’

• इन्द्राणीम्: Indrāṇī
• इन्द्राणीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालक्रमवाचक (adverb: immediately after)

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Annāvrata (contextual sequence)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Indrani

FAQs

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

It prescribes a protective, purity-oriented threshold rite: marking the doorway with gomaya and worshipping it as a sacred protective boundary before proceeding to deity-worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as orderly upacāra—reverently honoring even the protective ritual supports (door-markings) with gandha and offerings, then turning devotion toward Indrāṇī in the prescribed sequence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and gṛhya-style praxis: spatial sanctification of the entrance, use of purifying substances (gomaya), and a defined pūjā-krama (sequence of worship).