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Chapter 9

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नवमोऽध्यायः पूजाद्रव्यविधानम् श्री महादेव उवाच— परिभाषामथो वक्ष्ये उपचारविधौ हरेः । द्रव्याणाꣳ यावती सङ्ख्या पात्राणाꣳ द्रव्यसꣳगतिः ॥१॥ हाटकꣳ राजतꣳ ताम्रमारकूटमृगादिना । उपचारविधावेतत् द्रव्यमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥२॥ आसने पञ्च पुष्पाणि स्वागते षट् चतुष्पलम् । जलꣳ श्यामाकदूर्वाब्जविष्णुक्रान्ताभिरीरितम् ॥३॥ पाद्ये चार्ध्ये जलꣳ तावद्गन्धपुष्पाक्षतान्वितम् । दूर्वास्तिलाक्षतꣳ चैव कुशाग्रश्वेतसर्षपाः ॥४॥ जातीफलꣳ लवङ्गꣳ च कक्कोलꣳ तोयषट्पलम् । प्रोक्तमाचमनꣳ काꣳस्ये मधुपर्कꣳ घृतꣳ मधु ॥५॥ दध्ना सह पलैकꣳ तु शुद्धꣳ वारि तथाचमे । परिमाणन्तु पञ्चाशत् पलꣳ वा शुद्धमम्भसः ॥६॥ निर्मलेनोदकेनाथ सर्वत्र परिपूर्णता । सलिलꣳ गर्हितꣳ सर्वꣳ त्यजेत्पूजाविधौ हरेः ॥७॥ वितस्तिमात्रादधिकꣳ मूलमूर्धन्यपत्रकम् । स्वर्णाद्याभरणान्येव मुक्तारत्नयुतानि च ॥८॥ चन्दनागुरुकर्पूरपद्मगन्धपलावधि । नानाविधानि पुष्पाणि पञ्चाशदधिकानि च ॥९॥ काꣳस्यादिनिर्मिते पात्रे धूपगुग्गुलुकर्मभाक् । यावद्भक्ष्यꣳ भवेत् पुꣳसस्तावद्दद्याज्जनार्दने ॥१०॥ नैवेद्यꣳ यत्तु भक्ष्यꣳ च तदादिकचतुर्विधम् । कर्पूरादिघृतावृत्तिः सा च कार्पासनिर्मिता ॥११॥ सप्तावृत्तया सुसꣳजप्तो दीपः स्याच्चतुरङ्गुलः । शिलापिष्टꣳ वन्दनायाꣳ सप्तधावर्णयेन्नरः ॥१२॥ कार्या ताम्रादिपात्रे तत् प्रीतये हरिमेधसः । दूर्वक्षितप्रमाणꣳ तु विज्ञेयꣳ तु शताधिकम् ॥१३॥ तत्त्वतोऽयꣳ विधिः प्रोक्तो विभवे सति सर्वदा । एषामभावे सर्वेषाꣳ यथा शक्त्यभिपूजयेत् । सर्वभोगान्वितो भूत्वा व्रजेदन्ते हरेः पुरम् ॥१४॥ इति श्रीनारदपञ्चरात्रे चतुर्थरात्रे पूजाद्रव्यविधानꣳ नवमोऽध्यायः ॥९॥ …

navamo'dhyāyaḥ pūjādravyavidhānam śrī mahādeva uvāca— paribhāṣāmatho vakṣye upacāravidhau hareḥ | dravyāṇāṁ yāvatī saṅkhyā pātrāṇāṁ dravyasaṁgatiḥ ||1|| hāṭakaṁ rājataṁ tāmramārakūṭamṛgādinā | upacāravidhāvetat dravyamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ ||2|| āsane pañca puṣpāṇi svāgate ṣaṭ catuṣpalam | jalaṁ śyāmākadūrvābjaviṣṇukrāntābhirīritam ||3|| pādye cārdhye jalaṁ tāvadgandhapuṣpākṣatānvitam | dūrvāstilākṣataṁ caiva kuśāgraśvetasarṣapāḥ ||4|| jātīphalaṁ lavaṅgaṁ ca kakkolaṁ toyaṣaṭpalam | proktamācamanaṁ kāṁsye madhuparkaṁ ghṛtaṁ madhu ||5|| dadhnā saha palaikaṁ tu śuddhaṁ vāri tathācame | parimāṇantu pañcāśat palaṁ vā śuddhamambhasaḥ ||6|| nirmalenodakenātha sarvatra paripūrṇatā | salilaṁ garhitaṁ sarvaṁ tyajetpūjāvidhau hareḥ ||7|| vitastimātrādadhikaṁ mūlamūrdhanyapatrakam | svarṇādyābharaṇānyeva muktāratnayutāni ca ||8|| candanāgurukarpūrapadmagandhapalāvadhi | nānāvidhāni puṣpāṇi pañcāśadadhikāni ca ||9|| kāṁsyādinirmite pātre dhūpaguggulukarmabhāk | yāvadbhakṣyaṁ bhavet puṁsastāvaddadyājjanārdane ||10|| naivedyaṁ yattu bhakṣyaṁ ca tadādikacaturvidham | karpūrādighṛtāvṛttiḥ sā ca kārpāsanirmitā ||11|| saptāvṛttayā susaṁjapto dīpaḥ syāccaturaṅgulaḥ | śilāpiṣṭaṁ vandanāyāṁ saptadhāvarṇayennaraḥ ||12|| kāryā tāmrādipātre tat prītaye harimedhasaḥ | dūrvakṣitapramāṇaṁ tu vijñeyaṁ tu śatādhikam ||13|| tattvato'yaṁ vidhiḥ prokto vibhave sati sarvadā | eṣāmabhāve sarveṣāṁ yathā śaktyabhipūjayet | sarvabhogānvito bhūtvā vrajedante hareḥ puram ||14|| iti śrīnāradapañcarātre caturtharātre pūjādravyavidhānaṁ navamo'dhyāyaḥ ||9|| …

English translation

-perfumes prepared from the berries) and water measuring six

CHAPTER IX ON ARTICLES OF WORSHIP

‘ om Mahadeva said :—Now I will describe about the materials wherewith to worship. First as many thalis or vessels are required as are the different objects or materials offered in worship. q)

The vessels may be of gold, silver, copper, marakat (emerald),

mrga, etc. whereon articles of worship may be placed. (2)

On the seat (asana) five flowers are required (or five flowers may serve as asana). On Svagata (i.e. invoking the Deity) the water is necessary which is termed—Sat catuspalam jalam, Visnukranta, etc., signify Syamaka (small shrubs named gyamaka, kodra, etc.,), grains, grass, etc. (3)

Padya and Arghya signify respectively the water whereid

flowers and scents are placed, and Atapa rice, Durva grass, til (sesamum), the blades of Kusa grass and white mustard. (4)

_ When the word Acamanam is mentioned, know then Jatiphal (nutmegs), Lavangas (cloves), kakkolas (berries

are meant. Madhuparka means Kansa vessel for ghee. rd and ghee

On Kansa vessel one pal (measure water with cu pure - water

4s called Madhuparka. For Punaracamanam,

measuring 50 palas is meant ; and this is offered. (6) be given, it isto be

Wherever vessels are used and water is to No foul water 1s to

noted that the water is to be pure and clean. be used in worshipping Sri Hari. (7)

The ornaments of gold and those st jewels ought not to measure more than one cubit 9 to 10 inches). (8)

In worshipping no less than sandalpaste, agaru (scent) campher. Padmagandha and various flowers (numbering not less than fifty) are to be offered. (9)

udded with jems and bighat (half a span ; 4

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Offer incense Dhipa, Guggul, etc.in Kansa vessels 3 and whatever food is considered best by one for one’s ownself ought to be offered to Janardana. (10)

What food is to be offered is to be of various tastes composed of four fold articles. (i.e. to be drunk, to be lehya, etc.) ; ghee and camphor ought to be offered also (along with them). (11)

Offer seven sorts of clothes; they ought to measure four fingers, and make Arati (waive lights} before them with lamps ; utter sevenfold mantras and bow down. (12)

Now offer, for the gratification of Sri Hari more than one hundred Durva grass and rice. (12)

If the worshipper be wealthy, then it is highly essential to worship according to the aforesaid rules. Otherwise make arrangements for materials as far as one can, to the best of one’s ability and power, and then worship. Thus all the enjoyments in this life

are enjoyed and in the end, Vaikunthadhama (the region of Vaikuntha) is obtained. (14)

Here ends the ninth chapter on articles of worship in the Fourth Night of Sri Narada Paficaratram.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit/IAST is the GGM complete amended text, version 1.1, based on Vijñānānanda’s 1997 edition; the displayed Devanagari is transliterated directly from that proofread IAST witness. English is Swami Vijñānānanda’s complete translation, printed pages 265–266 (scan pages 282–283). It was extracted with Tesseract 5 English OCR from the 200 ppi published scan, with chapter boundaries controlled against the printed contents. No unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.