Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

एवंविधं हरिं तत्र स्नात्वा पूजां समाचरेत् । पौरुषेणैव सूक्तेन गंधाद्यैरुपचारकैः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaṃ hariṃ tatra snātvā pūjāṃ samācaret | pauruṣeṇaiva sūktena gaṃdhādyairupacārakaiḥ || 15 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അവിടെ ശ്രീഹരിയെ സ്നാനിപ്പിച്ച്, പുരുഷസൂക്തം പാരായണം ചെയ്തു, ഗന്ധാദി ഉപചാരങ്ങളാൽ വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജ നടത്തണം।

Word by Word

• एवंविधम्: of such a kind
• एवंविधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: 'there')

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पौरुषेण: with the Pauruṣa (hymn)
• पौरुषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; साधन/विशेषण (instrumental: 'with manly/pertaining to Puruṣa')

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• सूक्तेन: with a hymn
• सूक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• गन्धाद्यैः: with perfumes and the like
• गन्धाद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध+आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—आदि-तत्पुरुष (gandha-ādi: 'perfume etc.')

• उपचारकैः: with offerings/attendant services
• उपचारकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is expressed through disciplined worship: bathing the deity (purification and reverence), reciting a Vedic hymn (Puruṣa Sūkta), and completing the puja with proper upacāras (loving services).

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

Bhakti here is practical and embodied—serving Hari through abhiṣeka (ritual bathing), mantra-recitation, and offerings like fragrance, showing attentive, respectful, and scripturally guided devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: the sequence of snāna/abhiṣeka, mantra application (Puruṣa Sūkta), and upacāras—demonstrating correct liturgical order and mantra-based worship.