Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

क्षीरेण कदलीपक्कैर्दध्ना हैयंगवेन च । पुत्रार्थी तर्पयेदेवं वत्सराल्लभते सुतम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīreṇa kadalīpakkairdadhnā haiyaṃgavena ca | putrārthī tarpayedevaṃ vatsarāllabhate sutam || 21 ||

Translation

Mit Milch, reifen Bananen, Dadhī (geronnener Milch) und frischer Morgenbutter (haiyaṅgavīna) soll der, der einen Sohn begehrt, auf diese Weise Tarpaṇa darbringen; innerhalb eines Jahres erlangt er einen Sohn.

Word by Word

• क्षीरेण: with milk
• क्षीरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• कदलीपक्कैः: with ripe bananas / banana-cooked items
• कदलीपक्कैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदली + पक्व (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कदल्या पक्वाः = banana-cooked/ripe bananas)

• दध्ना: with curd
• दध्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• हैयंगवेन: with fresh butter
• हैयंगवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैयंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुत्रार्थी: one desiring a son
• पुत्रार्थी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रस्य अर्थी = desiring a son)

• तर्पयेत्: should satisfy/offer libation
• तर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्/तर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb)

• वत्सरात्: after a year / from a year
• वत्सरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/ablative), एकवचन; अपादान

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Narada (teaching the tarpaṇa/vrata-oriented procedure as part of Vedāṅga-linked ritual instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It frames progeny as a dharmic outcome linked to disciplined ritual conduct: tarpaṇa performed with sattvic offerings is presented as a sanctioned means to seek a son within the household-ritual framework.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, orderly offering—tarpaṇa done with pure foods and faith—showing devotion through ritual sincerity rather than abstract philosophy.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied Kalpa (ritual procedure): specifying substances for tarpaṇa and the intended result, reflecting technical ritual instruction typical of Book 1.3’s Vedāṅga-oriented material.