Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

पद्मरागं मरकतं नीलं चेति यथाक्रम् । एवं रत्नानि निक्षिप्य तत्रावाह्येष्टदेवताम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

padmarāgaṃ marakataṃ nīlaṃ ceti yathākram | evaṃ ratnāni nikṣipya tatrāvāhyeṣṭadevatām || 32 ||

Translation

Theo thứ tự, hãy đặt padmarāga (hồng ngọc), marakata (lục bảo), và nīla (lam ngọc). Khi đã an trí các bảo thạch như vậy, hành giả nên thỉnh mời tại đó vị Thần Linh mình tôn kính—đấng Ishta‑devatā—ngự đến.

Word by Word

• पद्मरागम्: padmarāga (ruby/topaz-like gem)
• पद्मरागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मराग (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म + राग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (padmasya rāgaḥ)

• मरकतम्: emerald
• मरकतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरकत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); रत्ननाम

• नीलम्: sapphire (nīla)
• नीलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); रत्ननाम

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• यथा-क्रमम्: in due order / sequentially
• यथा-क्रमम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् (indeclinable adverbial)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निक्षिप्य: having placed
• निक्षिप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययकृदन्त (having placed)

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

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वाह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययकृदन्त (having invoked)

• इष्टदेवताम्: the chosen deity
• इष्टदेवताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टदेवता (प्रातिपदिक; इष्ट + देवता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (इष्टा या देवता)

Speaker

Narada

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 emphasizes ordered ritual action (yathākram) and the central act of āvāhana—inviting the iṣṭa-devatā into the worship-space—showing that devotion is supported by precise, consecrating procedure.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as intentional worship: one prepares a sacred setting (placing ratnas) and then personally invokes the chosen deity, highlighting intimacy and focus in iṣṭa-devatā upāsanā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual sequencing and procedural discipline—key applied knowledge used in pūjā/vidhi—where correct order and proper invocation are treated as essential to effective worship.