Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

अंगानि केसरेष्वेताः पश्चात्पत्रेषु पूजयेत् । अनंगकुसुमा पश्चाद्द्वितीयानंगमेखला ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

aṃgāni kesareṣvetāḥ paścātpatreṣu pūjayet | anaṃgakusumā paścāddvitīyānaṃgamekhalā || 36 ||

Translation

Sambahin muna ang mga aṅga-devatā na ito sa mga hibla ng bulaklak (kesara), at pagkatapos ay sa mga talulot. Pagkaraan nito ay si Anaṅgakusumā, at kasunod ang ikalawa na tinatawag na Anaṅgamekhalā.

Word by Word

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — neuter nominative/accusative plural (context: objects to be placed/worshipped)

• केसरेषु: in the filaments
• केसरेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन — masculine locative plural

• एताः: these (goddesses)
• एताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — feminine nominative plural (pronoun)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रम-वाचक — indeclinable adverb ‘afterwards’

• पत्रेषु: in the petals
• पत्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन — neuter locative plural

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — should worship

• अनङ्ग-कुसुमा: Anaṅgakusumā (name of a Śakti)
• अनङ्ग-कुसुमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अनङ्गस्य कुसुमा) — feminine nominative singular (name)

• पश्चात्: thereafter
• पश्चात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम-वाचक — indeclinable ‘after that’

• द्वितीया: the second
• द्वितीया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण — feminine nominative singular ‘second’

• अनङ्ग-मेखला: Anaṅgamekhalā (name of a Śakti)
• अनङ्ग-मेखला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + मेखला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अनङ्गस्य मेखला) — feminine nominative singular (name)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual exposition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Anaṅgakusumā
• Anaṅgamekhalā

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is strengthened by orderly worship—placing the aṅgas in a precise sequence (filaments first, then petals), so the offering becomes disciplined, attentive, and mantra-aligned.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as careful upacāra: honoring each aṅga in its proper locus and order, showing reverence through methodical worship rather than haste or improvisation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical procedure (kalpa-style practice): spatial placement and sequencing in pūjā (kesara vs. patra), akin to structured aṅga/nyāsa arrangements used to standardize worship.