Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

शूकव्रीह्यग्रहस्ता भूः पोत्री चक्रगदाधरः । देवाग्रे पूजयेल्लक्ष्मीसहितं तु विनायकम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

śūkavrīhyagrahastā bhūḥ potrī cakragadādharaḥ | devāgre pūjayellakṣmīsahitaṃ tu vināyakam || 28 ||

Translation

ဘူမိ (မြေမယ်) ကို စပါးနှင့် ဆန်အမြီးများကို ကိုင်ထားသော လက်များဖြင့် ပုံဖော်ရမည်။ ပိုထရီ ဟူသော သန့်ရှင်းသော လှော်တံကိုလည်း ပြရမည်။ ထို့ပြင် စက်ရ (စက္ကရ) နှင့် ဂဒါကို ကိုင်သော သခင် ဗိဿနုကို ထားရမည်။ ဒေဝတားတို့၏ ရှေ့တွင် လက္ခမီနှင့်အတူ ဝိနာယကကို ပူဇော်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• शूक-व्रीहि-अग्र-हस्ता: having hands holding ears of grain and rice
• शूक-व्रीहि-अग्र-हस्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of भूः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूक (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रीहि (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘हस्ता’ = हस्त-शब्दः (hand)

• भूः: Bhū (Earth-goddess)
• भूः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पोत्री: Potrī (a goddess/attendant deity named Potrī)
• पोत्री: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चक्र-गदा-धरः: bearing discus and mace
• चक्र-गदा-धरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of विनायकम् by implication in the verse’s instruction)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धरः’ = धृ-धातोः क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि)

• देव-अग्रे: before the gods
• देव-अग्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थे ‘देवानां अग्रे’ = in front of the gods

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लक्ष्मी-सहितम्: accompanied by Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मी-सहितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of विनायकम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त; सह धातु/सह-योगे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘सहितम्’ = with/accompanied by

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), emphasis/contrast

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhū (Earth)
• Viṣṇu (Cakra-Gadādhara)
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

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

It links material prosperity (Bhū/Earth, grain, rice, Lakṣmī) with ritual order and auspicious beginnings by placing Vināyaka’s worship before the assembled deities, while also invoking Viṣṇu’s protective presence (cakra-gadādhara).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as orderly devotion—honoring Vināyaka (obstacle-remover) with Lakṣmī for auspiciousness and then proceeding with deity-worship, while remembering Viṣṇu through his defining emblems.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical knowledge (Kalpa/śrauta-smārta procedure) by referencing the potrī (a yajña implement/role marker) and prescribing the correct sequence and placement in pūjā.