Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139

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

Devanagari script

धर्मादिपीठे प्रयजेदंगेंद्रादितदायुधैः । श्वेतपुष्पैः सुगंधैश्च जुहुयाद् भृगुवासरे ॥ १३९ ॥

Transliteration

dharmādipīṭhe prayajedaṃgeṃdrāditadāyudhaiḥ | śvetapuṣpaiḥ sugaṃdhaiśca juhuyād bhṛguvāsare || 139 ||

Translation

พึงบูชาที่แท่นซึ่งเริ่มด้วยธรรมะ และถวายอาวุธของอังคีन्द्रเป็นต้น ณ ที่นั้น ในวันภฤคุ (วันศุกร์) พึงทำโหมะด้วยดอกไม้สีขาวหอมเป็นอาหุตี

Word by Word

• धर्म-आदि-पीठे: on the Dharma etc. pedestal/seat
• धर्म-आदि-पीठे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; "on the pedestal/seat beginning with Dharma"

• प्रयजेत्: should worship/perform sacrifice
• प्रयजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अङ्गेन्द्र-आदि-तत्-आयुधैः: with the weapons of Aṅgendra and others
• अङ्गेन्द्र-आदि-तत्-आयुधैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; "with the weapons of Aṅgendra etc. (those)"

• श्वेत-पुष्पैः: with white flowers
• श्वेत-पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; "white flowers"

• सुगन्धैः: with fragrant (flowers/incense)
• सुगन्धैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; adjective used substantively: "with fragrant (ones)"

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

• जुहुयात्: should offer into fire
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भृगु-वासरे: on Friday
• भृगु-वासरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; "on Bhṛgu's day" (Friday)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara tradition/context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: vāra-vrata (Bhṛgu-vāra/Friday observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Bhṛgu
• Śukra (by weekday implication)

FAQs

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

It prescribes a focused Friday (Bhṛguvāra) rite: worship at a Dharma-centered altar and homa using pure, sattvic offerings (white, fragrant flowers), emphasizing disciplined, rule-based devotion through ritual purity.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, methodical worship—honoring divine order (Dharma) and offering fragrant, pure items—showing devotion through correct observance rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa-style weekday observance (Bhṛguvāra/Friday), linking specific offerings and homa actions to a calendrical/astral timing discipline.