Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

अन्नं मह्यन्नमित्युक्त्वा मे देह्यन्नाधिपोर्णकाः । नयेममन्नं प्राणांते दापयानलसुंदरी ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

annaṃ mahyannamityuktvā me dehyannādhiporṇakāḥ | nayemamannaṃ prāṇāṃte dāpayānalasuṃdarī || 75 ||

Translation

قائلًا: «الطعام—أعطِني طعامًا»، يا خَدَمَ سيّدِ الطعام، احملوا هذا الطعام إليّ عند لحظة انقضاء الحياة؛ ولتتقبّله حسناءُ النار—نارُ الهضم—ولتلتهمه.

Word by Word

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahi-annam: great food
• mahi-annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahi + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'great food' / 'abundant food'

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), 'having said'

• me: to me / of me
• me: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• anna-adhipa: O lord of food
• anna-adhipa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'lord of food'

• ūrṇakāḥ: Ūrṇakas (name/epithet; uncertain)
• ūrṇakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); reading uncertain in context (possibly a class of beings/epithet)

• naya: lead/bring
• naya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāṇa-ante: at life’s end
• prāṇa-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'at the end of life/breath'

• dāpaya: make (someone) give
• dāpaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); causative (णिच्): 'cause to give'

• anala-sundarī: O Anala-sundarī
• anala-sundarī: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anala + sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'O fire-beauty' (epithet; possibly a goddess)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue framed within teachings associated with Sanatkumara tradition in Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Annādhipa (Lord of Food)
• Anala (digestive fire)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes anna (food) as a sacred support of prāṇa (life-breath) and frames giving/receiving food as a dharmic act that can be invoked even at the final threshold of life.

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

By treating sustenance as governed by a divine ‘Lord of Food’ and by ritual speech (ukti), it aligns daily nourishment with reverence—turning an ordinary need into a devotional, God-ordered dependence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-style usage of mantric/ritual imperative speech (a practical application often associated with Kalpa and related technical traditions), linking correct utterance and intended ritual effect (receiving/consuming through anala).