Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 197

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

आज्याक्तैरुत्पलैर्होमाद्वांछितं समवाप्नुयात् । तदक्तैरपि कह्लारैर्हवनाद्राजवल्लभः ॥ १९७ ॥

Transliteration

ājyāktairutpalairhomādvāṃchitaṃ samavāpnuyāt | tadaktairapi kahlārairhavanādrājavallabhaḥ || 197 ||

Translation

Wer das Homa mit blauen Lotos darbringt, die mit Ghee bestrichen sind, erlangt das gewünschte Ergebnis. Und wer mit ebenso bestrichenen Kahlāra-Lotos opfert, wird dem König lieb und teuer.

Word by Word

• आज्य-आक्तैः: with (lotuses) anointed with ghee
• आज्य-आक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आज्य + आक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √अञ्ज्/√अक्त्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (‘smeared with ghee’)

• उत्पलैः: with lotuses
• उत्पलैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन

• होमात्: from the homa; by oblation
• होमात्: अपादान (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th/पञ्चमी) एकवचन; हेतु/कारणार्थे

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (object)
• वाञ्छितम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त from √वाञ्छ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन; कृदन्त-भावार्थ (‘the desired thing’)

• समवाप्नुयात्: may fully obtain
• समवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) with सम्-अव- उपसर्ग
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative) प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person) एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्-आक्तैः: with those (similarly) anointed
• तत्-आक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + आक्त (कृदन्त from √अञ्ज्/√अक्त्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘smeared with that’, i.e., with the same substance mentioned)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• कह्लारैः: with kahlāra-lotuses
• कह्लारैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कह्लार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन

• हवनात्: from the offering; by havana
• हवनात्: अपादान (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th/पञ्चमी) एकवचन; हेतु/कारणार्थे

• राज-वल्लभः: a king’s favorite
• राज-वल्लभः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा) एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘beloved of the king’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Vedanga/ritual-results discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It teaches the phala (result) doctrine of Vedic ritual: specific, ghee-consecrated offerings (dravya) used in homa are said to yield corresponding outcomes—fulfillment of wishes and attainment of royal favor.

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

While primarily a karma-kāṇḍa (ritual) instruction, it implies the bhāva of intentional offering—one approaches sacred fire with a focused sankalpa; in the broader Narada Purana frame, such acts are ideally aligned with reverence to the divine and dharmic aims.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical know-how—selection of offering substances and correct havana procedure—typical of Vedanga-aligned applied ritual science (kalpa-style guidance) emphasizing material specificity and stated results.