Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

शत्रूणां ज्वरसन्तापशोकमारणकर्मणि । पीतवस्रं लिखित्वा तु साधयेत्साधकोत्तमः ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

śatrūṇāṃ jvarasantāpaśokamāraṇakarmaṇi | pītavasraṃ likhitvā tu sādhayetsādhakottamaḥ || 43 ||

Translation

Bei Riten, die darauf zielen, Feinde mit Fieber, brennender Qual, Kummer oder gar Tod zu treffen, soll der beste Sādhaka das Werk vollenden, indem er es auf ein gelbes Tuch schreibt.

Word by Word

• शत्रूणाम्: of enemies
• शत्रूणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• ज्वरसन्तापशोकमारणकर्मणि: in the rite/action of killing (causing) fever, torment, and grief
• ज्वरसन्तापशोकमारणकर्मणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर + सन्ताप + शोक + मारण + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (in the act/rite of killing with fever, torment, grief etc.)

• पीतवस्त्रम्: a yellow cloth
• पीतवस्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• लिखित्वा: having written
• लिखित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-धातु; पूर्वक्रिया (having written)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• साधयेत्: should accomplish/perform
• साधयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (should accomplish/perform)

• साधकउत्तमः: the best practitioner
• साधकउत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

The verse reflects the text’s technical-ritual strand (Book 1.3), emphasizing that specific materials and precise procedures—here, inscribing on a yellow cloth—are considered integral to the efficacy of certain karmas (ritual operations).

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

This particular verse is not a bhakti instruction; it belongs to the technical/ritual domain. In Narada Purana’s broader framework, such prayogas are treated as procedural knowledge, distinct from the devotional path centered on Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure (prayoga)—the use of a prescribed medium (pītavastra, yellow cloth) and the act of writing/inscription (lekhanam) as a technical component of a rite.