Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 134

Devanagari script

झिंटीशाढ्योनिलस्वाहा षोडशार्णो बलेर्मनुः । ततो निशीथे च बलिं पूर्वोक्तमनुना हरेत् ॥ १३४ ॥

Transliteration

jhiṃṭīśāḍhyonilasvāhā ṣoḍaśārṇo balermanuḥ | tato niśīthe ca baliṃ pūrvoktamanunā haret || 134 ||

Translation

„jhiṃṭīśāḍhya-onila-svāhā“ — dieses sechzehnsilbige Mantra ist für das Bali (rituelle Darbringung) vorgeschrieben. Dann soll man um Mitternacht das Bali mit dem zuvor genannten Mantra darbringen.

Word by Word

• झिंटी-शाढ्य-ओ-निल-स्वाहा: the mantra-sequence: jhiṃṭī śāḍhya oṃ anila svāhā
• झिंटी-शाढ्य-ओ-निल-स्वाहा: Karma (कर्म/Object of recitation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: झिंटी (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्राक्षर) + शाढ्य (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्राक्षर) + ओम् (अव्यय/प्रणव) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्र-पदसमूहः (mantric sequence); अव्यय-समावेशः (ओम्, स्वाहा)

• षोडश-अर्णः: sixteen-syllabled
• षोडश-अर्णः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (षोडश अर्णानि यस्य = sixteen-syllabled/lettered)

• बलेः: of Bali
• बलेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मनुः: Manu; (a) mantra-formula
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha/Other (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तर (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• निशीथे: at midnight
• निशीथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशीथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• बलिम्: offering; oblation
• बलिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पूर्वोक्त-मनुना: with the previously stated mantra
• पूर्वोक्त-मनुना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वोक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् वचँ परिभाषणे, क्त) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पूर्वोक्तः मनुः = the previously stated mantra)

• हरेत्: should offer/take away (perform offering)
• हरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु; हृञ् हरणे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mantra-śakti and precise ritual timing: the bali becomes spiritually efficacious when offered with the prescribed ṣoḍaśārṇa mantra and at the specified niśītha (midnight) period.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship—offering bali as an act of reverence, performed exactly as taught, turning a technical rite into devotional obedience to sacred instruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual procedure is foregrounded: the verse specifies a defined mantra (with syllable-count) and the correct kāla (time) for the offering, reflecting technical precision typical of Vedāṅga-oriented instruction.