Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

एक वर्णगवीदुग्धं शर्करामधुसंयुतम् । त्रिशतं मंत्रितं पीतं हन्याद्विषपराभवम् ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

eka varṇagavīdugdhaṃ śarkarāmadhusaṃyutam | triśataṃ maṃtritaṃ pītaṃ hanyādviṣaparābhavam || 102 ||

Translation

لبن بقرةٍ ذات لونٍ واحد ممزوج بالسكر والعسل—إذا قُدِّس بالمانترا ثلاثمئة مرة ثم شُرِب—أبطل أذى السمّ وغلبته.

Word by Word

• एक: one/single
• एक: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• वर्ण-गवी-दुग्धम्: milk of a cow of (one) color
• वर्ण-गवी-दुग्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + गवी (प्रातिपदिक) + दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वर्णविशिष्टायाः गव्याः दुग्धम्)

• शर्करा-मधु-संयुतम्: mixed with sugar and honey
• शर्करा-मधु-संयुतम्: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सं-युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् past participle)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (शर्करामधुभ्यां संयुतम्)

• त्रि-शतम्: three hundred
• त्रि-शतम्: Karma (कर्म; परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि शतानि = three hundred)

• मन्त्रितम्: mantra-consecrated
• मन्त्रितम्: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्रय् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘consecrated/enchanted (by mantra)’

• पीतम्: when drunk
• पीतम्: Karma (कर्म; कृत्य-परिणाम)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘drunk/consumed’

• हन्यात्: should destroy
• हन्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विष-पराभवम्: defeat of poison/poison-affliction
• विष-पराभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + पराभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विषस्य पराभवः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the context of Vedanga/Mantra-prayoga applications)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a Vedanga-style principle that mantras, when properly applied to a pure substance (here, milk with honey and sugar), can transform it into a protective remedy—showing the Purana’s emphasis on disciplined sacred speech (mantra) as a force that counters harm.

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

While the verse is primarily a technical prayoga, it aligns with Bhakti in practice by encouraging mantra-recitation with faith and purity; the protective result is portrayed as arising from reverent, repeated sacred utterance rather than mere material ingredients.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied mantra) and ritual procedure—measured repetition (300 recitations), consecration (mantrita), and regulated intake—reflecting the Narada Purana’s technical-science orientation in Book 1.3.