Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

अथ तुभ्यं महालक्ष्म्या विधानं वच्मि नारद । यदाराधनतो भूयात्साधको भुक्तिमुक्तिमान् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

atha tubhyaṃ mahālakṣmyā vidhānaṃ vacmi nārada | yadārādhanato bhūyātsādhako bhuktimuktimān || 49 ||

Translation

Nay, hỡi Nārada, ta sẽ nói cho ông nghi thức đúng đắn để thờ phụng Mahālakṣmī; nhờ sự chí thành phụng thờ ấy, hành giả được đầy đủ cả phúc lạc thế gian lẫn giải thoát.

Word by Word

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/आरम्भार्थक (indeclinable; then/now)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (to you)

• महालक्ष्म्याः: of Mahalakshmi
• महालक्ष्म्याः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा+लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (of Mahālakṣmī)

• विधानम्: procedure/rite
• विधानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (procedure/rule as object)

• वच्मि: I tell
• वच्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (I say/tell)

• नारद: O Narada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; (O Nārada)

• यत्: by which/whereby
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय/यदर्थे (relative particle; introducing clause)

• आराधनतः: from (its) worship
• आराधनतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; (from/through worship)

• भूयात्: may become
• भूयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (may become)

• साधकः: the practitioner
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (the practitioner)

• भुक्ति-मुक्तिमान्: having enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्तिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति+मुक्ति+मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (भुक्तिः च मुक्तिः) + मतुप्-प्रत्यय (possessing); (possessed of enjoyment and liberation)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mahālakṣmī

FAQs

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

It introduces Mahālakṣmī-upāsanā as a complete sādhanā that can grant both material well-being (bhukti) and the highest spiritual goal (mukti), framing the coming instructions as a formal vidhāna (authorized procedure).

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

It presents devotion as ārādhanā—reverent worship performed according to vidhāna—implying that disciplined bhakti, not mere sentiment, is the means by which the sādhaka attains tangible and transcendental results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis on vidhāna points to kalpa-style ritual method (procedural precision in worship), aligning with the Vedāṅga approach of correct performance and structured injunctions.