Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

एवमावरणैरिष्ट्वा पञ्चभिर्गणनायकम् । साधंयेदखिलान्कामान्वक्रतुंड प्रंसादतः ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

evamāvaraṇairiṣṭvā pañcabhirgaṇanāyakam | sādhaṃyedakhilānkāmānvakratuṃḍa praṃsādataḥ || 73 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അഞ്ചു ‘ആവരണ’ങ്ങളോടെ ഗണനായകനെ ആരാധിച്ചാൽ, വക്രതുണ്ഡ പ്രഭുവിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഭക്തൻ എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും സിദ്ധിപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Manner (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (thus/in this manner)

• आवरणैः: with (these) coverings/enclosures (āvaraṇas)
• आवरणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करणत्वे (as means/instrument)

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped
• इष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped/sacrificed)

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (numeral adjective)

• गणनायकम्: the leader of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• गणनायकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणानां नायकः)

• साधयेत्: should accomplish
• साधयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अखिलान्: all
• अखिलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'kāmān')

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• वक्रतुण्ड: O Vakratuṇḍa (curved-trunked one)
• वक्रतुण्ड: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्र + तुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (वक्रं तुण्डं यस्य)

• प्रसादतः: through (your) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (ablative of cause: 'by/through grace')

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Vakratunda

FAQs

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

It teaches that ritual completeness—worship performed with the prescribed five āvaraṇas—invokes divine prasāda, through which goals are fulfilled in a dharmic way.

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

Even within technical ritual practice, the decisive factor is prasāda (grace): worship culminates not merely in technique, but in heartfelt reverence to Vakratūṇḍa, whose favour grants fruition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural ritual-knowledge—structured āvaraṇa worship and its prescribed count (five)—a technical element aligned with Kalpa-style practice within the Vedāṅga-oriented section.