Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

शिवं संपूज्य पुष्पाद्यैर्भोज्यं तु संनिवेद्य च । काष्ठमौनेन भुंजानो वटकाष्टेन वै तथा ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

śivaṃ saṃpūjya puṣpādyairbhojyaṃ tu saṃnivedya ca | kāṣṭhamaunena bhuṃjāno vaṭakāṣṭena vai tathā || 30 ||

Translation

പുഷ്പാദികളാൽ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ശിവനെ സമ്പൂജിച്ച്, ഭോജ്യം നൈവേദ്യമായി സമർപ്പിച്ച ശേഷം; ‘കാഷ്ഠമൗനം’ അഥവാ വാക്കില്ലാതെ, വടവൃക്ഷത്തിന്റെ കാഷ്ഠഖണ്ഡം ഉപയോഗിച്ചും ഭുജിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• śivam: Śiva (object of worship)
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ√pūj (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), Absolutive/Gerund (अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having worshipped’

• puṣpa-ādyaiḥ: with flowers and the like
• puṣpa-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘puṣpādayaḥ’; Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• bhojyam: food offering
• bhojyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojya (प्रातिपदिक; √bhuj-ṇyat)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), adversative/emphatic particle

• saṃnivedya: having offered
• saṃnivedya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ√nived (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), Absolutive/Gerund, ‘having offered/presented’

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

• kāṣṭha-maunena: with ‘wooden’ silence (complete silence)
• kāṣṭha-maunena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + mauna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘kāṣṭhavat maunam’; Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd), Ekavacana

• bhuñjānaḥ: eating
• bhuñjānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya (शतृ), Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• vaṭa-kāṣṭena: with (a piece of) banyan wood
• vaṭa-kāṣṭena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘vaṭasya kāṣṭham’; Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd), Ekavacana

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), emphatic particle

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb

Speaker

Suta (narrating the observance/vrata procedure as received in the Narada Purana tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined worship: first honoring Śiva with proper offerings and naivedya, then maintaining restraint (mauna) even during eating—turning an ordinary act into a vow-based spiritual practice.

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

Bhakti here is shown as reverent service (pūjā and offering) followed by mindful conduct; devotion is not only emotion but also regulated behavior that preserves sacred attention after worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-style vrata-vidhi) is implied: correct sequencing of pūjā, naivedya, and conduct rules like mauna—practical discipline that supports purity and focus in rites.