Shloka 14

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यं च निवेद्यैव कृशरान्नं शिवस्य तु । काष्ठमौनेन भुंजानो जिह्वालौल्यं विवर्जयेत् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

naivedyaṃ ca nivedyaiva kṛśarānnaṃ śivasya tu | kāṣṭhamaunena bhuṃjāno jihvālaulyaṃ vivarjayet || 14 ||

Translation

پہلے شِو کو کِرشَرا اَنّ کا نَیویدْیَہ پیش کرے، پھر کاشٹھ-مَون (مکمل خاموشی) کے ساتھ کھائے؛ یوں زبان کی چنچل ذائقہ پرستی ترک ہو جاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• नैवेद्यम्: an offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; ‘food offering’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• निवेद्य: having offered
• निवेद्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद्/वेद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having offered/presented’

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis) ‘indeed/only’

• कृशरान्नम्: kṛśara food
• कृशरान्नम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृशर + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; ‘kṛśara-food’

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle

• काष्ठमौनेन: with wooden silence (complete silence)
• काष्ठमौनेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ + मौन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; ‘silence like wood’ (wooden silence)

• भुञ्जानः: while eating
• भुञ्जानः: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘while eating’

• जिह्वालौल्यम्: greed of the tongue
• जिह्वालौल्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा + लौल्यम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; ‘restlessness/greed of the tongue’

• विवर्जयेत्: should avoid
• विवर्जयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should avoid’

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Uttara-bhāga vrata/mahatmya discourse; traditional dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Nakta-related discipline (with naivedya + mauna)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links offering (naivedya) with inner discipline: the act of eating becomes a continuation of worship when done after offering to Śiva and with restraint, reducing sense-craving (jihvā-laulya).

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

Bhakti here is practical and embodied—first dedicate the food to Śiva, then partake as prasāda with humility and silence, treating consumption as service rather than indulgence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and niyama (discipline) are emphasized—proper naivedya offering and regulated conduct while eating; it reflects applied kalpa-style ritual sensibility rather than grammar or astrology.