Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

तन्मंत्रितान्नं भुंजीतमहारोगप्रशांतये । रोगोक्तौषधहोमेन तद्रोगान्मुच्यते क्षणाम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

tanmaṃtritānnaṃ bhuṃjītamahārogapraśāṃtaye | rogoktauṣadhahomena tadrogānmucyate kṣaṇām || 25 ||

Translation

Zur Besänftigung einer schweren Krankheit soll man Speise zu sich nehmen, die durch jenes Mantra geweiht wurde. Durch ein Feueropfer mit den für die Krankheit vorgeschriebenen Heilkräutern wird man augenblicklich von diesem Leiden befreit.

Word by Word

• tat-mantrita-annam: that consecrated food
• tat-mantrita-annam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mantrita (कृदन्त; √mantr/मन्त्रयति) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (anna), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; समासः तत्पुरुष (tena mantritaṃ annam = food consecrated by that (mantra))

• bhuñjīta: should eat
• bhuñjīta: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (धातु; भुङ्क्ते/भुनक्ति)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada form (bhuñjīta) ‘should eat’

• mahā-roga-praśāntaye: for the pacification of a great disease
• mahā-roga-praśāntaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative—purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक) + praśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (praśānti), Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; समासः तत्पुरुष (mahārogasya praśāntiḥ)

• roga-ukta-auṣadha-homena: by an oblation with medicine prescribed for the disease
• roga-ukta-auṣadha-homena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (कृदन्त; √vac) + auṣadha (प्रातिपदिक) + homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (homa), Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; समासः तत्पुरुष (rogoktaṃ auṣadhaṃ tena kṛtaḥ homaḥ = oblation with medicine prescribed for the disease)

• tat-rogāt: from that disease
• tat-rogāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative—separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (5th), Ekavacana; समासः तत्पुरुष (tasya rogāt)

• mucyate: is released
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु; मुच्यते)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada/passive sense ‘is freed’

• kṣaṇam: in a moment
• kṣaṇam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; kāla-accusative (time measure)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents mantra and homa as dharmic “prayoga” (applied sacred technique), where spiritual power is directed toward roga-śānti (pacifying disease) through consecration and offering.

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

Though technical, the act of mantra-consecration and homa presumes faith and surrender to sacred sound and Vedic order—an applied form of devotion expressed through disciplined ritual practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (homa) and mantra-prayoga are emphasized, alongside the practical integration of medicinal substances (auṣadha) within Vedic rites—typical of Book 1.3’s technical orientation.