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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

आरुष्करैर्धृताभ्यक्तैस्तद्बीजैर्निशि होमतः । शत्रोर्द्दाहव्रणानि स्युर्दुःसाध्यानि चिकित्सकैः ॥ १०५ ॥

Transliteration

āruṣkarairdhṛtābhyaktaistadbījairniśi homataḥ | śatrorddāhavraṇāni syurduḥsādhyāni cikitsakaiḥ || 105 ||

Translation

Wenn man nachts ein Feueropfer mit den Samen der āruṣkara-Pflanze darbringt, die mit Ghee bestrichen sind, dann wird der Feind Brandwunden bekommen — Wunden, die selbst für Ärzte schwer zu heilen sind.

Word by Word
आरुष्करैःwith āruṣkara (marking-nut) items
आरुष्करैः:
Karana (करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootआरुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘with āruṣkara (nuts/fruits)’
धृताभ्यक्तैःghee-smeared
धृताभ्यक्तैः:
Karana (करणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootधृत + अभ्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक; धृत = √धृ क्त, अभ्यक्त = √अञ्ज् क्त)
Formपुं/नपुं, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः—धृत- अभ्यक्त (घृतेन धृताः/अभ्यक्ताः = ‘held/smeared with ghee’)
तत्that/its
तत्:
Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र ‘तद्बीजैः’ इत्यत्र विशेषणम् = ‘its/that’
बीजैःwith seeds
बीजैः:
Karana (करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootबीज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘with seeds’
निशिat night
निशि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootनिशा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; ‘at night’
होमतःby (the act of) offering oblations
होमतः:
Hetu (हेतुः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); ‘from/through the act of homa; by performing oblation’
शत्रोःof the enemy
शत्रोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th), एकवचन; ‘of the enemy’
दाहव्रणानिburns and wounds
दाहव्रणानि:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदाह + व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः—दाह- व्रण (burns and wounds)
स्युःwould become
स्युः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘would be/should become’
दुःसाध्यानिdifficult to cure
दुःसाध्यानि:
Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुः + साध्य (प्रातिपदिक; साध्य = √साध् यत्/ण्यत्-कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), बहुवचन; समासः—दुः-साध्य (दुष्टेन साध्य = ‘hard to cure’)
चिकित्सकैःby physicians
चिकित्सकैः:
Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरणम्/Agent-instrumental)
TypeNoun
Rootचिकित्सक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘by physicians’
Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the technical-ritual section of Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

FAQs

This verse illustrates the Purana’s technical-ritual strand (karma-kāṇḍa style instruction), showing how specific materials, timing (night), and homa procedure are believed to produce concrete results—emphasizing precision in ritual acts rather than devotional theology in this particular passage.

It does not directly teach Vishnu-bhakti here; instead, it belongs to the technical sciences portion of Book 1.3, focusing on ritual efficacy. In Narada Purana’s broader framework, such karma-oriented instructions are typically considered secondary to purifying devotion, but this verse itself is primarily procedural.

It highlights applied ritual knowledge connected to Kalpa (procedure of rites) and dravya-prayoga (selection and preparation of ritual substances like seeds and ghee), including the importance of kāla (timing—performing the homa at night).

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