Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

तैलाक्ताभिश्च निर्गुंडीसमिद्भिर्वा प्रयत्नतः । सौभाग्ये चंदनैश्चेंद्रलोचनैर्वा लवंगकैः ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

tailāktābhiśca nirguṃḍīsamidbhirvā prayatnataḥ | saubhāgye caṃdanaiśceṃdralocanairvā lavaṃgakaiḥ || 57 ||

Translation

Mit Anstrengung kann der Ritus auch mit ölbestrichenen Anzündhölzern (samidh) aus nirguṇḍī vollzogen werden. Und zum Erlangen von Glück und Gunst (saubhāgya) kann man Sandelholz, indralocana oder Gewürznelken verwenden.

Word by Word

• तैलाक्ताभिः: with oil-smeared (ones)
• तैलाक्ताभिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैल-आक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √अञ्ज्/√अक्त ‘smeared’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण-विशेषण: ‘(with sticks) smeared with oil’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• निर्गुंडीसमिद्भिः: with nirgundī kindling-sticks
• निर्गुंडीसमिद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गुण्डी-समिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण; ‘with kindling-sticks of nirgundī’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• प्रयत्नतः: carefully
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (carefully/with effort)

• सौभाग्ये: in (a rite for) good fortune
• सौभाग्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विषय/अधिकरण (for good fortune)

• चन्दनैः: with sandalwood
• चन्दनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• इन्द्रलोचनैः: with indralocana (ingredient)
• इन्द्रलोचनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र-लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण; ‘with indralocana (a specific ingredient, lit. “Indra’s eye”)’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• लवङ्गकैः: with cloves
• लवङ्गकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

Speaker

Narada (in instruction-dialogue attributed within Book 1.3’s technical/ritual section, traditionally framed as Narada teaching in the Sanatkumara dialogue flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that the efficacy and intention of a rite can be supported by choosing specific, auspicious ritual substances—oil-smeared nirgundī kindling and fragrant materials—especially when the aim is saubhāgya (good fortune).

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

While primarily technical, it reflects bhakti in practice: devotion is expressed through careful, reverent preparation of offerings (samidh and fragrances) aligned with a sacred intention, making the ritual an act of disciplined worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual know-how connected to Kalpa (the Vedanga of ritual procedure): selecting appropriate samidh and auspicious substances according to the intended phala (result), such as saubhāgya.