Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

जुहुयादरुणांभोंजैरदोषैर्मधुराप्लुतैः । लक्षसंख्यं तदर्द्धं वा प्रत्यहं भोजयेद्द्विजान् ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

juhuyādaruṇāṃbhoṃjairadoṣairmadhurāplutaiḥ | lakṣasaṃkhyaṃ tadarddhaṃ vā pratyahaṃ bhojayeddvijān || 78 ||

Translation

Er soll Feueropfer darbringen mit makellosen Aruna-Körnern, von Süße durchtränkt. Und täglich soll er Brahmanen speisen—entweder in der Zahl eines Lakh oder zur Hälfte davon.

Word by Word

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्त-आगमयुक्त रूप (juhuyāt)

• अरुण-अम्भोजैः: with red lotuses
• अरुण-अम्भोजैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (अरुणानि अम्भोजानि)

• अदोषैः: faultless/pure
• अदोषैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (सामान्य-विशेषण), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (अम्भोजैः)

• मधुर-आप्लुतैः: soaked in sweetness (e.g., honey/sweet substance)
• मधुर-आप्लुतैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्लुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √प्लु ‘to soak’)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मधुरेण आप्लुताः = sweet-soaked)

• लक्ष-संख्यम्: numbering a lakh (100,000)
• लक्ष-संख्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (measure)

• तत्-अर्धम्: or half of that
• तत्-अर्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य अर्धम्)

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

• प्रति-अहम्: every day
• प्रति-अहम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु, causative/णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• द्विजान्: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional dialogue on ritual merits)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that ritual purity (faultless offerings) combined with daily charity (feeding dvijas) is a powerful means of accruing religious merit and sustaining dharmic order.

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

While framed as ritual instruction, the stress on consistent daily giving and pure offerings supports bhakti by cultivating humility, service to the sacred community, and disciplined dedication in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the specification of acceptable offering-substances and the regulated practice of daily bhojana-dāna to qualified recipients (dvijas).