Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

पूगोद्याने यजेद्देवीं सिद्धद्रव्यैर्दिवानिशम् । निवसंस्तत्र तत्पुष्पैर्जायते मन्मथोपमः ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

pūgodyāne yajeddevīṃ siddhadravyairdivāniśam | nivasaṃstatra tatpuṣpairjāyate manmathopamaḥ || 77 ||

Translation

ในสวนหมาก พึงบูชาเทวีทั้งกลางวันและกลางคืนด้วยเครื่องสักการะอันสำเร็จแล้ว เมื่อพำนักอยู่ที่นั่นและปรนนิบัติ-อรจนาด้วยดอกไม้จากสวนเดียวกัน ผู้นั้นย่อมงามดุจมันมถะ

Word by Word

• पूग: areca/palm (grove)
• पूग: Adhikaraṇa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• उद्याने: in an areca-garden
• उद्याने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: पूग-उद्यान; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सिद्ध: accomplished/efficacious
• सिद्ध: Viśeṣaṇa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member)

• द्रव्यैः: with efficacious substances
• द्रव्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: सिद्ध-द्रव्य; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• निशम्: at night
• निशम्: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अव्यय-रूपेण (accusative used adverbially: 'at night')

• निवसन्: dwelling
• निवसन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वास् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय); परस्मैपदी धातु; पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; (present participle: 'dwelling')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• तत्: that (same)
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• पुष्पैः: with those flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: तत्-पुष्प; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मन्मथ: Manmatha (Cupid)
• मन्मथ: Upamāna-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• उपमः: like Cupid
• उपमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मन्मथ-उपम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in dialogue, traditionally to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Manmatha (Kāma)

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti for disciplined Devī-upāsanā: continuous worship with properly prepared (siddha) materials and place-based offerings is said to refine one’s presence and vitality, symbolized as becoming ‘like Manmatha’.

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

Bhakti is shown as sustained, attentive service—worshiping day and night, living near the sacred setting, and offering local flowers—emphasizing constancy (niyama) and heartfelt offering (upacāra) rather than mere occasional ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implies ritual-technical competence: selecting an appropriate worship स्थल (udyāna), using siddha-dravya (properly prepared/consecrated substances), and following continuous observance—skills aligned with kalpa-style procedural discipline.