Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

नागवल्लीदलं श्रेष्टं पूगखदिरचूर्णयुक् । कर्पूरादिसुगंधाढ्यं यद्दत्तं तद्गृहाण मे ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

nāgavallīdalaṃ śreṣṭaṃ pūgakhadiracūrṇayuk | karpūrādisugaṃdhāḍhyaṃ yaddattaṃ tadgṛhāṇa me || 74 ||

Translation

ഹേ പ്രഭോ, പൂഗം (സുപാരി)യും ഖദിരചൂർണവും ചേർത്ത്, കർപ്പൂരാദി സുഗന്ധങ്ങളാൽ സമൃദ്ധമായ ഈ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ നാഗവല്ലീ ഇല ഞാൻ അർപ്പിച്ചതാണ്; അത് സ്വീകരിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• nāgavallī-dalam: betel leaf
• nāgavallī-dalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāgavallī + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• śreṣṭham: excellent
• śreṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषण

• pūga-khadira-cūrṇa-yuk: mixed with areca-nut and khadira powder
• pūga-khadira-cūrṇa-yuk: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūga + khadira + cūrṇa + yuk (युज् धातु से ‘युक्त’/प्रातिपदिक yuk)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषण; final form yuk = yuktam (elliptic/poetic) ‘mixed with’

• karpūra-ādi-sugandha-āḍhyam: rich in fragrance like camphor etc.
• karpūra-ādi-sugandha-āḍhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karpūra + ādi + su-gandha + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषण; ‘rich in good fragrance such as camphor’

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• dattam: given/offered
• dattam: Kriyā (क्रिया-विशेष्य/participial predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (दा धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Ktānta/PPP; Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate with yat

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; correlative pronoun

• gṛhāṇa: accept
• gṛhāṇa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• me: my / of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th, genitive) Ekavacana (enclitic)

Speaker

Narrative ritual speaker (a devotee/host addressing the honored recipient in a formal offering)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It highlights the dharmic etiquette of upacāra—offering a refined tāmbūla (betel leaf) as a respectful, sanctifying gesture of hospitality and worship, asking the recipient to accept it with grace.

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

Bhakti is expressed through careful, heartfelt offering: the devotee presents a well-prepared item (fragrant, properly mixed) and humbly requests acceptance, emphasizing reverence and sincerity rather than mere display.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical procedure (kalpa-style upacāra): specifying correct substances and preparation for an offering (tāmbūla with pūga, khadira, and karpūra), demonstrating precision in ceremonial practice.