Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 179

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

वारे भौमस्य हवनात्तदाप्नोति सुनिश्चितम् । अपामार्गस्य सौम्येऽह्नि पिप्पलस्य गुरोर्दिने ॥ १७९ ॥

Transliteration

vāre bhaumasya havanāttadāpnoti suniścitam | apāmārgasya saumye'hni pippalasya gurordine || 179 ||

Translation

في يوم الثلاثاء، من قدّم الهَوما (قربان النار) نال يقينًا الثمرة المذكورة. وكذلك في يوم الأربعاء تُقدَّم القربان بنبات الأپامارغا (apāmārga)، وفي يوم الخميس—يوم الغورو (Guru)—تُقدَّم القربان بخشب البيپّلا (pippala)، فيحصل لكلٍّ ثمرته المضمونة.

Word by Word

• vāre: on the weekday
• vāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhaumasya: of Mars (Tuesday)
• bhaumasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhauma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• havanāt: from (performing) oblation
• havanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• tat: that (result)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• suniścitam: certainly
• suniścitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: suniścita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सु-निश्चित)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial use), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• apāmārgasya: of apāmārga (plant)
• apāmārgasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apāmārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• saumye: on Soma’s day (Monday)
• saumye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (weekday-name: Monday)

• ahni: on the day
• ahni: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• pippalasya: of the pippala (aśvattha)
• pippalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• guroḥ: of Guru (Jupiter)
• guroḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (weekday-name: Jupiter)

• dine: on the day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhauma (Mars)
• Saumya (Mercury)
• Guru (Jupiter)
• Apamarga
• Pippala

FAQs

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

It teaches that ritual acts (havana) become especially efficacious when aligned with sacred time—here, the planetary weekday (vāra)—and that the Purana treats such timing as a reliable dharmic method for obtaining intended fruits.

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

While primarily a ritual instruction, it supports bhakti indirectly by prescribing disciplined, faith-filled offerings performed with certainty (suniścitam), a hallmark of devotional practice expressed through Vedic rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-style application of vāra (weekday ruled by planets) to ritual prayoga, indicating which havana substances (apāmārga, pippala) are to be used on specific days for assured results.