Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

अपामार्गार्कदूर्वाणां होमो लक्ष्मीप्रदोऽघनुत् । स्त्रीवश्यकृत्प्रियंगूणां मुराणां भूतशांतिदः ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

apāmārgārkadūrvāṇāṃ homo lakṣmīprado'ghanut | strīvaśyakṛtpriyaṃgūṇāṃ murāṇāṃ bhūtaśāṃtidaḥ || 34 ||

Translation

Man sagt, ein Homa mit apāmārga, arka und dūrvā verleihe den Wohlstand Lakṣmīs und tilge Sünde. Ein Homa mit priyangu soll Frauen gefügig machen; ein Homa mit murā soll Bhūtas (Geisterwesen) besänftigen.

Word by Word

• [{'sanskrit': 'apāmārga', 'gloss': 'the apāmārga plant (commonly identified with Achyranthes aspera)'}, {'sanskrit': 'arka', 'gloss': 'the arka plant (commonly identified with Calotropis spp.)'}, {'sanskrit': 'dūrvāṇām', 'gloss': 'of dūrvā grass (commonly identified with Cynodon dactylon)'}, {'sanskrit': 'homah', 'gloss': 'fire-offering

• oblation into fire (homa)'}, {'sanskrit': 'lakṣmī-pradaḥ', 'gloss': 'bestowing prosperity/fortune (lakṣmī)'}, {'sanskrit': 'agha-nut', 'gloss': 'destroying sin/evil (agha)'}, {'sanskrit': 'strī-vaśya-kṛt', 'gloss': 'causing women to be subject/amenable (vaśya = under control/influence)'}, {'sanskrit': 'priyaṃgūṇām', 'gloss': 'of priyangu (a fragrant plant

• often identified with Aglaia elaeagnoidea or related identifications in later tradition)'}, {'sanskrit': 'murāṇām', 'gloss': 'of murā (a plant/drug

• identification varies by tradition)'}, {'sanskrit': 'bhūta-śānti-daḥ', 'gloss': 'giving pacification/appeasement of bhūtas (spirits/ghostly beings)'}]

Speaker

Anonymous/narratorial (text does not specify a speaker in this verse alone).

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• apāmārga
• arka
• dūrvā
• priyangu
• murā
• homa
• lakṣmī
• agha
• bhūta

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