Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 134

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

सहस्रवारं तत्तोयैः स्नानं पानं समाचरेत् । पाकाद्यमपि तैरव कुर्याद्रोगविमुक्तये ॥ १३४ ॥

Transliteration

sahasravāraṃ tattoyaiḥ snānaṃ pānaṃ samācaret | pākādyamapi tairava kuryādrogavimuktaye || 134 ||

Translation

Tausendmal soll man ordnungsgemäß mit jenem Wasser baden und es trinken; und auch gekochte Speisen und dergleichen mit eben diesem Wasser bereiten, um von Krankheit befreit zu werden.

Word by Word

• सहस्रवारम्: a thousand times
• सहस्रवारम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्र + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अर्थः—‘सहस्रं वारान्’ (a thousand times)

• तत्-तोयैः: with that water
• तत्-तोयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘तस्य तोयम्’ → ‘तत्तोय’)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पानम्: drinking
• पानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• समाचरेत्: should practice/perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पाक-आद्यम्: cooking etc. (preparations)
• पाक-आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘पाकः आदिः यस्य’ इति (pākādi)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• तैः: with those (things)
• तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रोग-विमुक्तये: for freedom from disease
• रोग-विमुक्तये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘रोगेभ्यः विमुक्तिः’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional, technical regimen)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

The verse treats water used in a prescribed rite as both purificatory and remedial—meant to cleanse impurity and support freedom from illness through disciplined repetition and correct application.

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

Bhakti here is implicit as faithful observance: the devotee follows the given instruction with steadiness (niyama), using sanctified means (the same consecrated water) in daily acts like bathing, drinking, and cooking.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga (procedural application) and niyama (regulated repetition) typical of technical instruction—how a prepared substance is to be used consistently across actions (snāna, pāna, pāka) for a stated result (roga-vimukti).