Shloka 20

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

पायसं चात्र मध्वक्तं घृतयुक्तं च गुग्गुलम् । घृतदीपं तथा चैव चंदनाद्यैर्विलेपनम् ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

pāyasaṃ cātra madhvaktaṃ ghṛtayuktaṃ ca guggulam | ghṛtadīpaṃ tathā caiva caṃdanādyairvilepanam || 20 ||

Translation

ഇവിടെ തേൻ ചേർത്ത പായസം, നെയ്യോടുകൂടിയ ഗുഗ്ഗുലു, നെയ്യ് ദീപം, കൂടാതെ ചന്ദനാദി സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങളാൽ ലേപനവും അർപ്പിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• pāyasam: rice-pudding (sweet offering)
• pāyasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāyasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात, conjunction)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश-अव्यय, adverb of place)

• madhu-aktam: smeared/covered with honey
• madhu-aktam: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + akta (क्त, √añj/अञ्ज् ‘to smear/anoint’)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Kta-participle used adjectivally (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)

• ghṛta-yuktam: mixed with ghee
• ghṛta-yuktam: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (क्त, √yuj/युज् ‘to join’)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Kta-participle (क्तान्त)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• guggulam: guggulu resin/incense
• guggulam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guggulu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ghṛta-dīpam: a ghee-lamp
• ghṛta-dīpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (प्रकार-अव्यय, adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (अवधारण-निपात, emphatic particle)

• candana-ādyaiḥ: with sandalwood and the like
• candana-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग) (ādi as head), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• vilepanam: an ointment/anointing paste
• vilepanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vilepana (प्रातिपदिक; from vi+√lip/लिप् ‘to smear’)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada)

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 lists auspicious upacāras (devotional offerings)—food, fragrance, light, and unction—showing that sacred-place worship is completed through purity, nourishment, fragrance, and illumination offered with devotion.

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

Bhakti is expressed through tangible service: offering naivedya (pāyasa), lighting a ghṛta-dīpa, and presenting pleasing fragrances like guggulu and sandalwood as acts of loving reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-prayoga) is implied: specific materials and modes of offering (honey-mixed naivedya, ghee lamp, fragrant anointing) reflect standardized pūjā/vrata performance rather than grammar or astrology.