Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites

Devanagari script

श्राद्धे हवनकाले च दद्यादेकेन पाणिना । उभाभ्यां तर्पणे दद्यादेष धर्मो व्यवस्थितः ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

śrāddhe havanakāle ca dadyādekena pāṇinā | ubhābhyāṃ tarpaṇe dadyādeṣa dharmo vyavasthitaḥ || 94 ||

Translation

Beim Śrāddha und zur Zeit des Homa (Feueropfers) soll man mit einer Hand geben; beim Tarpaṇa (Wasserspende zur Befriedigung der Ahnen und Gottheiten) aber mit beiden Händen—so ist die Ordnung des Dharma rechtmäßig festgesetzt.

Word by Word

• śrāddhe: at the śrāddha rite
• śrāddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• havana-kāle: at the time of oblation (homa)
• havana-kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havana (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘havanasyāḥ kālaḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ekena: with one
• ekena: Karaṇa (करण; instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāṇinā: with the hand
• pāṇinā: Karaṇa (करण; instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ubhābhyām: with both
• ubhābhyām: Karaṇa (करण; instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• tarpaṇe: in the tarpaṇa rite (libation)
• tarpaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tarpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; demonstrative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharmaḥ: rule/duty
• dharmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vyavasthitaḥ: is established/fixed
• vyavasthitaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-√sthā (स्था धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara brothers, within a dharma/ritual teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that dharma is expressed through precision in ritual conduct—right intention is supported by right method, preserving sanctity in śrāddha, homa, and tarpaṇa.

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

Though primarily ritual, it supports bhakti by teaching disciplined offering: devotional sincerity is strengthened when offerings are made according to established dharmic procedure.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (the Vedāṅga of ritual procedure) is highlighted—specifically, the prescribed hand-usage rules for different rites (śrāddha/homa vs. tarpaṇa).