Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

कन्दर्पादधिकं सद्यः सौंदर्यमधिगच्छति । लाजान्प्रजुहुयान्मंत्री दधिक्षीरमधुप्लुतान् ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

kandarpādadhikaṃ sadyaḥ sauṃdaryamadhigacchati | lājānprajuhuyānmaṃtrī dadhikṣīramadhuplutān || 92 ||

Translation

Sogleich erlangt man eine Schönheit, die selbst Kāma (Cupid) übertrifft. Der mantra-kundige Opferpriester soll lājā (geröstete Körner) in das heilige Feuer darbringen, getränkt in Dickmilch, Milch und Honig.

Word by Word

• कन्दर्पात्: from Kāma (Cupid)
• कन्दर्पात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्दर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• अधिकम्: more, exceeding
• अधिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सौन्दर्यम् इति)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सौन्दर्यम्: beauty
• सौन्दर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौन्दर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• अधिगच्छति: attains, obtains
• अधिगच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• लाजान्: parched grains (lājā)
• लाजान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• प्रजुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• प्रजुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• दधि-क्षीर-मधु-प्लुतान्: soaked with curd, milk, and honey
• दधि-क्षीर-मधु-प्लुतान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्लुत (कृदन्त; √प्लु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (लाजान् इति); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दधिक्षीरमधुभिः प्लुताः = soaked with curd, milk, and honey)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kandarpa (Kama)

FAQs

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

It presents a karma-kāṇḍa style result—enhanced beauty—achieved through a prescribed homa, emphasizing disciplined, mantra-governed ritual action as a means to obtain auspicious worldly outcomes.

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

While the verse is primarily ritual-technical, it implies reverence to sacred fire and mantra as Vedic instruments; in the Narada Purana’s broader framework, such rites are ideally performed with purity and a devotional attitude that aligns actions with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure—proper oblation items and method of offering—reflecting Vedāṅga-linked competence (especially Kalpa/ritual praxis) and the role of a mantrī (mantra-trained officiant).