Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

साज्यमन्नं प्रजुहुयाद्भवेदन्नसमृद्धिमान् । कस्तूरीकुंकुमोपेतं कर्पूरं जुहुयाद्वशी ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

sājyamannaṃ prajuhuyādbhavedannasamṛddhimān | kastūrīkuṃkumopetaṃ karpūraṃ juhuyādvaśī || 91 ||

Translation

Wenn man gekochte Speise, mit Ghee vermischt, dem heiligen Feuer darbringt, wird man mit Nahrung im Überfluss gesegnet. Und wenn man Kampfer, verbunden mit Moschus und Safran, ins Feuer opfert, wird man einflussreich und vermag andere zu beugen.

Word by Word

• साज्यम्: with ghee
• साज्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अन्नम्’ इति — neuter, Accusative singular; ‘with ghee’

• अन्नम्: food/rice
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — neuter, Accusative singular

• प्रजुहुयात्: should offer forth (into fire)
• प्रजुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — optative, 3rd singular, parasmaipada

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — optative, 3rd singular, parasmaipada

• अन्न-समृद्धिमान्: possessed of abundance of food
• अन्न-समृद्धिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (समृद्धिमत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्तृवाचक)—अध्याहृत ‘सः’ — masculine, Nominative singular; possessive adjective with -मत्

• कस्तूरी-कुङ्कुम-उपेतम्: endowed with musk and saffron
• कस्तूरी-कुङ्कुम-उपेतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कस्तूरी (प्रातिपदिक) + कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; उप+इ + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘कर्पूरम्’ इति — neuter, Accusative singular; ‘endowed with musk and saffron’

• कर्पूरम्: camphor
• कर्पूरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — neuter, Accusative singular

• जुहुयात्: should offer
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — optative, 3rd singular, parasmaipada

• वशी: the controller/subduer (practitioner)
• वशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine, Nominative singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/ritual-results section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

The verse links specific homa offerings (dravya) to tangible results (phala), illustrating the Narada Purana’s technical, Vedanga-style presentation of ritual causality—how disciplined offerings are believed to shape prosperity and influence.

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

This verse is primarily ritual-technical rather than devotional; it reflects karma-kāṇḍa methodology. In a broader Bhakti frame, such acts are traditionally purified when performed as offerings to the divine rather than for mere personal gain.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure—selection of offering substances and expected outcomes—aligned with Kalpa-style ritual knowledge (homa-dravya and phala) within the Narada Purana’s technical teachings.