Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

सपूज्यैवं च पयसा ससितो पलसर्पिषा । नैवेद्यमर्चयित्वा तु चषकैर्नृपसंख्यकैः ॥ ११७ ॥

Transliteration

sapūjyaivaṃ ca payasā sasito palasarpiṣā | naivedyamarcayitvā tu caṣakairnṛpasaṃkhyakaiḥ || 117 ||

Translation

अशा रीतीने देवाचे यथाविधी पूजन करून, साखर मिसळलेल्या दुधात एक पल तूप घालून नैवेद्य अर्पावा. नंतर राजमान्य संख्येइतक्या वाट्यांत तो नैवेद्य समर्पित करावा.

Word by Word

• सपूज्य: with due worship/honor
• सपूज्य: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘स-’ उपसर्गयुक्त; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक—प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextual); कृदन्त विशेषण ‘पूज्य’ (gerundive) = to be worshipped; here: ‘along with worship/with due honor’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• ससितः: together with sugar/white (sweetened)
• ससितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स- = with)

• पल-सर्पिषा: with a pala-measure of ghee
• पल-सर्पिषा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पल-प्रमाणं सर्पिः = ghee of a pala-measure)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• अर्चयित्वा: having offered/worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) with tumun/ktvā variant: ‘having worshipped/offered’

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

• चषकैः: with cups
• चषकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• नृप-संख्यकैः: in a number equal to (that of) kings
• नृप-संख्यकैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + संख्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नृप-संख्यक = as many as kings / king-numbered)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the Vedanga/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion is expressed through disciplined, correctly measured offerings (naivedya), where purity, proportion, and procedure become a form of reverence rather than mere food presentation.

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

Bhakti here is shown as careful service (upacāra) to the deity—honor first, then offer a sattvic naivedya (milk, sugar, ghee) in a prescribed manner, reflecting attentive devotion and obedience to śāstric method.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision and traditional measures are highlighted—especially the use of standardized quantities like a pala for ghee, indicating the applied, technical side of Vedic practice.