Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

संस्थाप्य सोममन्यस्मिन्मंडलेऽब्जसमन्विते । समभ्यर्च्यं विधानेन पीठपूजनपूर्वकम् ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

saṃsthāpya somamanyasminmaṃḍale'bjasamanvite | samabhyarcyaṃ vidhānena pīṭhapūjanapūrvakam || 66 ||

Translation

Setelah menempatkan Soma dalam maṇḍala yang lain yang dihiasi teratai, hendaklah baginda dipuja dengan sempurna menurut tatacara yang ditetapkan—bermula dengan pemujaan pīṭha, iaitu alas singgahsana suci.

Word by Word

• संस्थाप्य: having installed
• संस्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सं (उपसर्ग) + √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having installed/placed’

• सोमम्: Soma (Moon deity)
• सोमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अन्यस्मिन्: in another
• अन्यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (to मण्डले)

• मण्डले: in the circle/diagram
• मण्डले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• अब्ज-समन्विते: endowed with a lotus
• अब्ज-समन्विते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (√अन्वि/अनु+इ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘अब्जेन समन्विते’ (endowed with lotus)

• सम्-अभ्यर्च्यम्: to be worshipped / should be worshipped
• सम्-अभ्यर्च्यम्: Karya (कार्य/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) + अभि (उपसर्ग) + √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/passive necessity), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘पूजनीयम्’

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• पीठ-पूजन-पूर्वकम्: preceded by worship of the pedestal
• पीठ-पूजन-पूर्वकम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (√पूज् धातु, ल्युट्-प्रत्यय) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः—‘पीठपूजनं पूर्वं कृत्वा’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that divine presence is invoked through proper establishment (saṃsthāpana) and honored through an ordered ritual sequence, beginning with reverence to the sacred seat (pīṭha), reflecting discipline and sanctity in worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as careful, reverential service—installing the deity and worshipping with prescribed attentiveness—showing that devotion includes respectful procedure and purity of approach.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual science and procedural injunction (vidhāna) tied to maṇḍala/yantra practice and correct pūjā-krama (order of worship), especially the preliminary pīṭha-pūjana before the main deity worship.