Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

वारुणे मदनावत्या संयुतं दुर्मुखं यजेत् । यजेन्नैर्ऋत्यकोणे तु विघ्नं मदद्रवायुतम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

vāruṇe madanāvatyā saṃyutaṃ durmukhaṃ yajet | yajennairṛtyakoṇe tu vighnaṃ madadravāyutam || 31 ||

Translation

वारुण दिशेत मदनावतीसहित दुर्मुखाची पूजा करावी. नैऋत्य कोनात (दक्षिण-पश्चिम) मदद्रवासहित विघ्नाची पूजा करावी.

Word by Word

• वारुणे: in the Varuṇa quarter (west)
• वारुणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषे (Varuṇa-direction = west)

• मदनावत्या: with Madanāvatī
• मदनावत्या: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Association; ‘with’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदनावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• संयुतम्: joined (with)
• संयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of दुर्मुखम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुत (कृदन्त; युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; past participle ‘joined/associated’

• दुर्मुखम्: Durmukha (ill-faced one; a deity/attendant)
• दुर्मुखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर् (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्राय) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘दुर्’ + ‘मुख’ = ill-faced

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नैर्ऋत्य-कोणे: in the Nairṛta corner (southwest)
• नैर्ऋत्य-कोणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैर्ऋत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• विघ्नम्: Vighna (obstacle-personified; a deity/attendant)
• विघ्नम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मद-द्रव-आयुतम्: accompanied by Mada and Drava
• मद-द्रव-आयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of विघ्नम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रव (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आयुत’ = joined/associated

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction section, traditionally in dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇa
• Durmukha
• Madanāvatī
• Nairṛta
• Vighna
• Madadravā

FAQs

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

It teaches that harmony in ritual space comes from honoring the deities assigned to each direction, including the forces that cause or remove obstacles, thereby aligning worship with cosmic order (dik and devatā).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined, reverent worship—offering devotion correctly according to prescribed placements, acknowledging divine powers (and their consorts/śaktis) that govern specific quarters.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science tied to directional theology (dik-devatā), useful in Vāstu-like layouts and śānti rites for vighna-nivāraṇa (pacifying obstacles) within a technical Vedanga-oriented framework.