Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 136

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

काम्यहोममथो वक्ष्ये साधकानां हिताय च । श्रीपुष्पैर्जुहुयान्मंत्री श्रियमिच्छन्निनिंदिताम् ॥ १३६ ॥

Transliteration

kāmyahomamatho vakṣye sādhakānāṃ hitāya ca | śrīpuṣpairjuhuyānmaṃtrī śriyamicchanniniṃditām || 136 ||

Translation

Nun will ich zum Wohle der Übenden das kāmya-homa (das Homa für ein bestimmtes gewünschtes Ergebnis) darlegen. Der mantra-kundige Opferpriester soll mit glückverheißenden Blumen die Oblationen darbringen, wenn er nach einem nicht getadelten, das heißt dharmagemäß erworbenen, Wohlstand verlangt.

Word by Word

• काम्य-होमम्: a desire-fulfilling oblation/rite
• काम्य-होमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (काम्यः होमः)

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall explain
• वक्ष्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साधकानाम्: of practitioners
• साधकानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the benefit)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• श्री-पुष्पैः: with auspicious flowers
• श्री-पुष्पैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (श्रीमानि पुष्पाणि)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्त्री: the mantra-practitioner
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• श्रियम्: prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• इच्छन्: desiring
• इच्छन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (desiring)

• अनिन्दिताम्: blameless/untainted
• अनिन्दिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिन्दित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘śriyam’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It frames kāmya-homa as a disciplined Vedic act meant to benefit sādhakas, emphasizing that even prosperity-seeking rituals must align with dharma—prosperity should be “anininditā,” not blameworthy.

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

Though ritual-focused, it implicitly supports bhakti by directing desire toward dharmic ends and by treating Śrī (Lakṣmī-like prosperity) as something approached through sanctified offerings and mantra, not through unethical means.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and mantra-application: it specifies the adhikārin (mantrī) and the dravya (śrī-puṣpa, auspicious flowers) for a result-oriented homa—typical of technical guidance associated with Kalpa/ritual science within Vedanga-oriented sections.