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

依次安放莲华宝（红宝石）、摩罗迦多（祖母绿）与尼罗（蓝宝石）。如是陈设诸宝之后，应于彼处以请召（āvāhana）迎请自己所奉的本尊神（Iṣṭa‑devatā）。

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.