Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

अन्नं चतुर्विधं स्वादु रसैः षड्भिः समन्वितम् । भक्त्या गृहाण मे देव नैवेद्यंतुष्टिदंसदा ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

annaṃ caturvidhaṃ svādu rasaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ samanvitam | bhaktyā gṛhāṇa me deva naivedyaṃtuṣṭidaṃsadā || 73 ||

Translation

Ang matamis na pagkaing ito, inihanda sa apat na uri at pinagkalooban ng anim na lasa—O Panginoon—tanggapin nawa ang aking naivedya nang may bhakti; nawa’y magdulot ito ng laging kasiyahan.

Word by Word

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• catur-vidham: of four kinds
• catur-vidham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषण

• svādu: tasty
• svādu: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svādu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषण

• rasaiḥ: with flavors/tastes
• rasaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग) (also used as m./n.), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया, instrumental), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• ṣaḍbhiḥ: with six
• ṣaḍbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (षट् संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective) agreeing with rasaiḥ

• samanvitam: endowed (with)
• samanvitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anvita (सम्-अन्/इ धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: Ktānta (क्तान्त) adjectival; Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; ‘endowed/combined’

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• gṛhāṇa: accept
• gṛhāṇa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• me: my / of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th, genitive) Ekavacana (Vedic/epic enclitic form)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• naivedyam: food-offering (naivedya)
• naivedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to annam (offering)

• tuṣṭi-dam: giving satisfaction
• tuṣṭi-dam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭi + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषण to naivedyam; ‘giving satisfaction’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kālavyaya (adverb of time)

Speaker

Devotee addressing the Deity (within a ritual/naivedya formula taught in the Narada Purana’s instructional context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the efficacy of an offering lies primarily in bhakti—devotional intent—while the well-prepared naivedya symbolizes completeness and reverence in worship.

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

The verse explicitly centers acceptance on “bhaktyā”—the Lord is invoked to receive the offering because it is presented with devotion, indicating bhakti as the decisive element over mere material detail.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice) is implied: preparing offerings with recognized classifications (fourfold food; six tastes) and presenting them as naivedya as part of formal pūjā.