Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

मूलांते च समुञ्चार्य दिवतायै निवेदयेत् । अभीष्टसिद्धिं मे देहि शरणागतवत्सल ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

mūlāṃte ca samuñcārya divatāyai nivedayet | abhīṣṭasiddhiṃ me dehi śaraṇāgatavatsala || 81 ||

Translation

Setelah melafazkannya dengan jelas pada penghujung mūla-mantra, hendaklah dipersembahkan kepada dewa: “Wahai Pelindung yang mengasihi orang yang berlindung, kurniakanlah kepadaku keberhasilan hajat yang kuingini.”

Word by Word

• mūla-ante: at the end (of the root-mantra)
• mūla-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ-liṅga (masculine), Saptamī-vibhakti (7th), Ekavacana; ‘at the end of the root (mantra)’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• samuñcārya: having recited
• samuñcārya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam+uc+car (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्); avyaya; ‘having uttered/recited’

• devatāyai: to the deity
• devatāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Caturthī-vibhakti (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; recipient/dative

• nivedayet: should offer / submit
• nivedayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni+vid (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada; causative sense in usage ‘to offer/present’

• abhīṣṭa-siddhim: the desired accomplishment
• abhīṣṭa-siddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti (2nd), Ekavacana; object of ‘dehi’

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative enclitic usage; Ekavacana; here as recipient ‘to me/for me’ (Sampradāna sense)

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative/लोट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• śaraṇa-āgata-vatsala: O lover of those who seek refuge
• śaraṇa-āgata-vatsala: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (कृदन्त; आ+गम्-धातु) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ-liṅga, Sambodhana-vibhakti (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; address to the deity: ‘one affectionate to those who have taken refuge’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context within Vedanga-oriented material)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Devatā

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra is completed by conscious surrender: after correct utterance, the practitioner offers the prayer to the deity and seeks siddhi through śaraṇāgati (refuge).

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

Bhakti is expressed as direct, humble petition to the deity—addressing the Lord as “śaraṇāgata-vatsala,” the one who lovingly protects devotees who surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes mantra-prayoga discipline: proper pronunciation/recitation (linked with Śikṣā) and correct ritual submission/nyāsa-like offering of the mantra to the devatā.