Shloka 34

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

मया निवेदितं गंधं प्रतिगृह्य विलिप्यताम् । ऋग्यजुःसाममंत्रेण त्रिवृतं पद्मयोनिना ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

mayā niveditaṃ gaṃdhaṃ pratigṛhya vilipyatām | ṛgyajuḥsāmamaṃtreṇa trivṛtaṃ padmayoninā || 34 ||

Translation

Terimalah pes harum yang kupersembahkan, dan sapukanlah (pada wujud suci ini). Ia telah disucikan tiga kali oleh Yang Lahir dari Teratai (Brahmā) melalui mantra Ṛg, Yajus, dan Sāma.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• निवेदितम्: offered
• निवेदितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि+विद् (धातु) + क्त (PPP)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग?—अत्र ‘गन्धम्’ इति कर्मविशेषणम्; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गन्धम्: fragrance/perfume
• गन्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रतिगृह्य: having accepted
• प्रतिगृह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति+ग्रह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; gerund)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having accepted’

• विलिप्यताम्: please apply/smear
• विलिप्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्—आज्ञार्थे ‘let it be smeared/applied (by you)’

• ऋग्यजुःसाममन्त्रेण: with the mantra(s) of Ṛg, Yajus and Sāman
• ऋग्यजुःसाममन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: ऋग्-यजुः-साम (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) + मन्त्रेण (तत्पुरुष: ‘by the mantra of ...’); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिवृतम्: threefold/three-times
• त्रिवृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √वृ ‘to cover/encircle’/‘to turn’)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः: त्रि-वृत (‘threefold/three-times’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘(mantra) repeated thrice/threefold’

• पद्मयोनिना: by the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मयोनिना: Karana/Agent-in-instrumental (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: पद्म-योनि (determinative; ‘lotus-born’, i.e., Brahmā); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrative voice (Purāṇic narrator describing a ritual injunction within the Tirtha-Māhātmya setting)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (Padmayoni)
• Rig Veda
• Yajur Veda
• Sama Veda

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that even a simple ritual act—offering and applying fragrant paste—becomes spiritually potent when received with reverence and empowered by Vedic mantra, indicating sanctification through śruti-based authority.

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

By presenting an act of honoring the sacred (through accepting an offering and anointing), it models bhakti as embodied service (upacāra) where devotion is expressed through respectful ritual actions supported by mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (practical application of Vedic hymns) and the ritual principle of consecration—using Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma recitations to formally empower an offering before use.