Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

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

Devanagari script

विकीर्य धान्यप्रकरैस्तत्र संस्थापयेद्धटम् । शुद्धोदकेन संपूर्य तस्योपरि निधापयेत् ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

vikīrya dhānyaprakaraistatra saṃsthāpayeddhaṭam | śuddhodakena saṃpūrya tasyopari nidhāpayet || 86 ||

Translation

เมื่อโปรยกองธัญพืชไว้ ณ ที่นั้นแล้ว จงตั้งหม้อหนึ่งใบ เติมด้วยน้ำบริสุทธิ์ให้เต็ม แล้วจึงวาง (สิ่งที่กำหนด) ไว้บนหม้อนั้น

Word by Word

• विकीर्य: having scattered
• विकीर्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-कॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) in -य; ‘having scattered’

• धान्य: grain
• धान्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद) नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘grain’ as compound member

• प्रकरैः: with heaps/collections
• प्रकरैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय; adverb ‘there’

• संस्थापयेत्: should place/establish
• संस्थापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु), णिच् (causative) → संस्थापय्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative ‘should set/establish’

• घटम्: a pot
• घटम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; accusative singular

• शुद्ध: pure
• शुद्ध: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद) adjective ‘pure’ as compound member

• उदकेन: with water
• उदकेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• संपूर्य: having filled
• संपूर्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) in -य; ‘having filled completely’

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; genitive singular

• उपरि: on top
• उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय; postposition/adverb ‘on/above’

• निधापयेत्: should place
• निधापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-धा (धातु), णिच् (causative) → निधापय्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative ‘should place/put’

Speaker

Narada (as transmitted in the Narada Purana’s instructional discourse, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ritual purity and correct sequencing—establishing a sanctified base (grains), then a water-filled pot (kalasha) as a stable, auspicious support for the next sacred placement in the rite.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through careful, reverent ritual service—offering purity (śuddhodaka) and orderly preparation as a devotional act that honors the deity and the procedure taught in scripture.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical ritual-technical know-how—how to set up a kalasha with dhānya and pure water as part of a prescribed ceremony (a procedural aspect aligned with kalpa/ritual practice).