Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

मं वह्निमण्डला येति ततो देशकलात्मने । अमुकार्ध्येति पात्रांते सनापहृदयोंऽतिमे ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

maṃ vahnimaṇḍalā yeti tato deśakalātmane | amukārdhyeti pātrāṃte sanāpahṛdayoṃ'time || 11 ||

Translation

‘മം’ എന്ന മന്ത്രം ഉച്ചരിച്ച് അതിനെ വഹ്നിമണ്ഡലത്തിൽ നിയോഗിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് ദേശ-കാല അധിഷ്ഠാത തത്ത്വത്തിന് അർഘ്യം അർപ്പിക്കണം; പാത്രാന്തത്തിൽ ‘അമുക-അർഘ്യം’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ്, സ്നാനശുദ്ധഹൃദയത്തോടെ അവസാനം സമർപ്പിക്കണം॥

Word by Word

• मम्: the seed syllable ‘maṃ’
• मम्: मन्त्रपद (mantra element)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मम् (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर (mantric seed-syllable), अव्यय

• वह्नि-मण्डला: (as) ‘fire-circle’
• वह्नि-मण्डला: सम्बोधन/मन्त्रवाक्यांश (mantra phrase element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘वह्नेः मण्डलम्’ (fire-circle)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter)

• देश-कल-आत्मने: to the one whose essence is place and time
• देश-कल-आत्मने: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदानम्/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश + कला + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘देशकलयोः आत्मा’ (whose essence is place and time)

• अमुका-अर्घ्य: ‘amukārdhya’ (this arghya/offering phrase)
• अमुका-अर्घ्य: मन्त्रवाक्यांश (mantra phrase element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमुका (सर्वनाम-विशेषण) + अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—‘अमुका (एषा) अर्घ्य(विधिः/पदं)’; मन्त्रपद-रूपेण

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरणसूचक

• पात्र-अन्ते: at the edge/end of the vessel
• पात्र-अन्ते: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘पात्रस्य अन्तः’ (at the end/edge of the vessel)

• स-नाप-हृदयः: (one) endowed with navel and heart (marks)
• स-नाप-हृदयः: सम्बोधन/विशेष्य (descriptive epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘सहित’) + नाप (नाभि/नाप्-रूप) + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘नापहृदययोः सहितः/युक्तः’ (having navel and heart [marks])—मन्त्र/देवता-विशेषणरूपेण

• अन्तिमे: in the last (position)
• अन्तिमे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; ‘in the last (place/step)’—अधिकरणविशेषणम्

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within Vedanga/ritual procedure section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Desha-Kala (place-time principle)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that mantra, purity (snāna), and correct sequencing of offerings align the rite with cosmic order—symbolized here by Agni and the presiding principle of place and time (deśa-kāla).

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

While primarily procedural, it supports bhakti by teaching attentive, reverent worship—offering arghya with purity and mindful mantra-recitation as a disciplined form of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision: correct mantra utterance (bīja), offering into the fire-maṇḍala, dedicating to deśa-kāla, and the rule of bodily/mental purity (snāna) before concluding the offering.