Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

सिताज्यान्नं च विधिवत्प्राप्नुयादन्नमक्षयम् । अपूपैः षड्रसोपेतैर्हुनेद्वसुसहस्रकम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

sitājyānnaṃ ca vidhivatprāpnuyādannamakṣayam | apūpaiḥ ṣaḍrasopetairhunedvasusahasrakam || 21 ||

Translation

เมื่อได้อันนะ (ข้าวสุก) ที่ผสมน้ำตาลและเนยใสตามพิธีอย่างถูกต้อง ย่อมได้เสบียงอาหารอันไม่สิ้นสุด และพึงถวายอาหุติหนึ่งพันครั้งลงในไฟศักดิ์สิทธิ์ด้วยอปูปะ (ขนมหวาน) อันประกอบด้วยรสทั้งหก

Word by Word

• सिताज्य-अन्नम्: food (rice/meal) with sugar and ghee
• सिताज्य-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिताज्य + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sitājyasya annaṃ)

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

• विधिवत्: according to rule/properly
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• प्राप्नुयात्: may obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अक्षयम्: imperishable/inexhaustible
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अन्नम्)

• अपूपैः: with cakes (apūpa)
• अपूपैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• षड्रस-उपेतैः: endowed with six tastes
• षड्रस-उपेतैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड् + रस + उपेत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपेत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, past participle) = 'endowed with'; षड्रस-तत्पुरुषः (ṣaḍbhiḥ rasaiḥ upeta)

• हुनेत्: should offer (into fire)
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वसु-सहस्रकम्: a thousand (units) of wealth
• वसु-सहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्या-सम्बन्धी तत्पुरुषः (vasūnāṃ sahasrakam)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vidhi/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It links correct ritual performance (vidhi) with the dharmic fruit of akṣaya-anna—symbolizing sustained nourishment and prosperity gained through disciplined sacred offering.

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

Though focused on ritual, it reflects bhakti through reverent, rule-based offering into the sacred fire—an act of worship where food is first sanctified and dedicated before being sought as a blessing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-style procedural knowledge: performing homa with specified substances (sugar-ghee rice, apūpa) and a fixed count of oblations, emphasizing precision in ritual method (vidhi).