Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

तथा तत्तैलसंसिक्तैर्बीजैरंकोलकैरपि । मरिचैः सर्षपाज्याक्तौनशि होमानुसारतः ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

tathā tattailasaṃsiktairbījairaṃkolakairapi | maricaiḥ sarṣapājyāktaunaśi homānusārataḥ || 106 ||

Translation

Ebenso soll man, gemäß der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung des auṣadhi-homa (heilkräuterlichen Homa), Samen darbringen, die mit jenem Öl getränkt sind, zusammen mit Aṅkola-Samen, schwarzem Pfeffer und Senf, der mit Ghee vermengt ist.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/उपपद); ‘likewise/also’

• तत्: that/its
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that/its’ (in tattaila-)

• तैलसंसिक्तैः: moistened with oil
• तैलसंसिक्तैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैल + संसिक्त (प्रातिपदिक; संसिक्त = √सिच् क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—तैल-संसिक्त (तैलेन संसिक्ताः = ‘moistened with oil’)

• बीजैः: with seeds
• बीजैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन

• अंकोलकैः: with aṃkolaka (plant) items
• अंकोलकैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंकोलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘with aṃkolaka (a plant/fruit)’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि = ‘also/even’)

• मरिचैः: with pepper
• मरिचैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरिच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘with pepper-corns’

• सर्षपाज्य: mustard-ghee/oil
• सर्षपाज्य: Upapada (उपपदम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपद-पूर्वाङ्ग); समासः—सर्षप-आज्य (सर्षपस्य आज्यम् = ‘mustard-ghee/oil’)

• आक्तौ: in the smeared state (dual)
• आक्तौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √अञ्ज् क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th) द्विवचन; ‘when (two things are) smeared’/‘in the smeared (state)’ (locative dual; text appears elliptical)

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन

• होमानुसारतः: according to the homa rite
• होमानुसारतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: होम + अनुसार (प्रातिपदिक; अनुसार = अनु + √सृ/√सर्? ‘following’)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; समासः—होम-अनुसार (होमानुसारतः = ‘according to the homa procedure’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that ritual efficacy depends on exact adherence to prescribed substances and method, presenting homa as a disciplined, rule-governed sacred technology.

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

Indirectly: it frames correct worship through offerings as a form of obedient service (sevā) to divine order, where devotion expresses itself through careful, scripturally aligned practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical know-how—selection and preparation of oblation materials (oil-anointed seeds, aṅkola, pepper, mustard with ghee) and performing them according to homa-vidhi.