Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

सर्वकालुष्यहीनाय परिपूर्णसुखात्मने । मधुपर्कमिदं देव कल्पयामि प्रसीद मे ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

sarvakāluṣyahīnāya paripūrṇasukhātmane | madhuparkamidaṃ deva kalpayāmi prasīda me || 49 ||

Translation

ഹേ ദേവാ! നിങ്ങൾ സർവകലുഷരഹിതനും പരിപൂർണ്ണസുഖസ്വരൂപനും ആകുന്നു. ഈ മധുപർക്കം ഞാൻ അർപ്പിക്കുന്നു; എനിക്കു പ്രസാദിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• sarvakāluṣyahīnāya: to (you) free from all impurity
• sarvakāluṣyahīnāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + kāluṣya + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: sarva-kāluṣyena hīnaḥ = ‘free from all impurity’

• paripūrṇasukhātmane: to the one whose essence is perfect bliss
• paripūrṇasukhātmane: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paripūrṇa + sukha + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: sukham ātma yasya = ‘whose nature is complete happiness’ (with paripūrṇa as qualifier)

• madhuparkam: madhuparka (honey-mixture offering)
• madhuparkam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhuparka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• kalpayāmi: I offer/arrange
• kalpayāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kḷp (कॢप् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• prasīda: be pleased
• prasīda: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); उपसर्ग: pra-; धात्वर्थ: ‘be pleased’

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी) / Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva

FAQs

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

It frames ritual offering (madhuparka) as an act of surrender to the perfectly pure, bliss-natured Deity—outer worship aligned with inner reverence and the plea for divine grace.

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

Bhakti appears here as humble service: the devotee honors the Lord with a traditional welcome-offering and prays “prasīda me,” emphasizing reliance on the Lord’s compassion rather than personal merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual protocol and purity in worship—madhuparka as a formal offering of honor (upacāra) used in Vedic/Smārta hospitality and pūjā contexts, reflecting applied dharma and liturgical discipline.