Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

शांतिं श्रियं सरस्वत्या रतिं संपूजयेत्क्रमात् । हेमपीततमालेंद्रनीलाभाः पीतवाससः ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

śāṃtiṃ śriyaṃ sarasvatyā ratiṃ saṃpūjayetkramāt | hemapītatamāleṃdranīlābhāḥ pītavāsasaḥ || 45 ||

Translation

ക്രമമായി ശാന്തി, ശ്രീ, സരസ്വതി, രതി എന്നിവരെ പൂജിക്കണം. അവർ യഥാക്രമം സ്വർണ്ണവർണ്ണം, പീതവർണ്ണം, തമാലവൃക്ഷസദൃശമായ ഗാഢനീല, നീലാഭ വർണ്ണം ഉള്ളവരും പീതവസ്ത്രധാരിണികളും ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• śāntim: Śānti (peace-deity)
• śāntim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्म

• śriyam: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śriyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; कर्म

• sarasvatyāḥ: of Sarasvatī
• sarasvatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; सम्बन्ध

• ratim: Rati
• ratim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; कर्म

• saṃpūjayet: should duly worship
• saṃpūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/Optative), 3rd Person, Singular; परस्मैपदम्

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverbial ablative (पञ्चमी-प्रयोगे अव्ययीभाव) meaning 'in order/stepwise'

• hema-pīta-tamāla-indra-nīla-ābhāḥ: having hues like gold-yellow, tamāla, and sapphire
• hema-pīta-tamāla-indra-nīla-ābhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + pīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + tamāla (प्रातिपदिक) + indra-nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + ābhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; विशेषणम् (शक्तीनाम्); समासः—कर्मधारयः/बहुपद-विशेषणसमासः (वर्ण-आभा-निर्देश)

• pīta-vāsasaḥ: wearing yellow garments
• pīta-vāsasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; बहुव्रीहिः (पीतं वासः यस्याः); विशेषणम् (शक्तीनाम्)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shanti
• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Sarasvati
• Rati

FAQs

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

It teaches an ordered (kramāt) devotional-ritual approach: peace (Śānti) stabilizes the mind, prosperity (Śrī) sustains dharmic life, learning/speech (Sarasvatī) refines understanding, and delight (Rati) represents harmonious fulfillment—together forming a complete auspicious framework for worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent upāsanā with correct sequence, remembrance, and iconographic focus (colors/garments), showing that devotion in the Narada Purana is not only emotion but also disciplined worship aligned with sacred order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-practical knowledge: sequencing of worship (krama), and dhyāna/iconography markers (varṇa—colors, vastra—garments) used to fix the deity-form in the mind, a common technical feature of mantra and pūjā procedures.