Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala

Devanagari script

यवैर्दर्भघैश्च विश्वेषां देवानामिदमासनम् । दत्त्वेति भूयो दद्यच्च दैवे क्षणप्रतीक्षणम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

yavairdarbhaghaiśca viśveṣāṃ devānāmidamāsanam | dattveti bhūyo dadyacca daive kṣaṇapratīkṣaṇam || 37 ||

Translation

ด้วยเมล็ดข้าวบาร์เลย์และมัดหญ้าดัรภะ ให้กล่าวว่า “อาสนะนี้ข้าถวายแล้ว” แล้วถวายที่นั่งนี้แด่เทพทั้งปวง จากนั้นในการบูชาทิพย์ให้ถวายซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า ทุกขณะจิต.

Word by Word

• यवैः: with barley grains
• यवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• दर्भघैः: with bundles/handfuls of darbha grass
• दर्भघैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विश्वेषाम्: of all (Viśvedevas)
• विश्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having given’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• दद्यात्: one should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दैवे: in/at the divine rite (for the gods)
• दैवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• क्षणप्रतीक्षणम्: at every moment, repeatedly
• क्षणप्रतीक्षणम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षण + प्रतीक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial), नपुंसक एकवचन रूपम्

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure within the dialogue tradition of Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Viśve Devāḥ (All the Gods)
• Darbha

FAQs

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

It teaches that honoring the devas begins with a proper “āsana” (seat-offering) and that devotion in ritual is expressed through repeated, attentive giving—moment by moment—rather than a single perfunctory act.

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

Bhakti here is shown as sustained reverence: repeatedly offering with mindfulness (“kṣaṇa-pratīkṣaṇam”) cultivates continuous remembrance and respect toward the divine assembly (Viśve Devāḥ).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the correct materials (yava, darbha), the offering formula (“dattva iti”), and the disciplined repetition of offerings within a daiva rite.