Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

भवोद्भवाय शुद्धाय ज्येष्ठाय च कनीयसे । मन्यवे त इषे त्रय्याः पतये यज्ञतन्तवे ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

bhavodbhavāya śuddhāya jyeṣṭhāya ca kanīyase | manyave ta iṣe trayyāḥ pataye yajñatantave || 93 ||

Translation

Verehrung Dir—Quelle allen Werdens; dem Reinen; dem Ältesten und zugleich dem Jüngsten; dem ehrfurchtgebietenden Herrn; dem Spender der Nahrung; dem Meister der dreifachen Veda; und dem Gefüge, dem Gewebe des Opfers (yajña) selbst.

Word by Word

• भव-उद्भवाय: to the origin of existence
• भव-उद्भवाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘source/origin of becoming’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुद्धाय: to the pure one
• शुद्धाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ज्येष्ठाय: to the eldest/supreme
• ज्येष्ठाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कनीयसे: to the younger/most tender
• कनीयसे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनीयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्यवे: to Manyu (wrath/ardor as a deity-epithet)
• मन्यवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीयपुरुषार्थे/सम्बोधनार्थे (used as ‘to you’), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• इषे: to nourishment/prosperity (Iṣā)
• इषे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रय्याः: of the triad (three Vedas)
• त्रय्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यज्ञ-तन्तवे: to the sacrificial thread/continuum
• यज्ञ-तन्तवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (Tatpuruṣa; ‘warp/continuum of sacrifice’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Supreme Lord (as Yajna/Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as both transcendent and immanent—pure, timeless (eldest) yet ever-present (youngest)—and as the inner power that makes Vedic sacrifice and sacred order effective.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as stuti (praise) that recognizes God in multiple sacred functions—creator of existence, Lord of the Vedas, and the sustaining core of yajña—turning ritual and knowledge into personal surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights the ritual science of yajña—seeing sacrifice as a structured “tantu” (framework) governed by the Trayi (three Vedas), aligning practice with Vedic authority and intention.