Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां च दक्षवामस्थमित्रविंदासुलक्ष्मणे । रत्ननद्याः समुद्धृत्य रत्नपूर्णौ घटौ तयोः ॥ १८३ ॥

Transliteration

tābhyāṃ ca dakṣavāmasthamitraviṃdāsulakṣmaṇe | ratnanadyāḥ samuddhṛtya ratnapūrṇau ghaṭau tayoḥ || 183 ||

Translation

Then, for Mitravindā standing on the right and Sulakṣmaṇā standing on the left, He lifted from the River of Gems two pots filled with jewels and gave them to them.

Word by Word

• ताभ्याम्: by those two (women)
• ताभ्याम्: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दक्ष-वाम-स्थ-मित्रविन्दा-सुलक्ष्मणे: Mitravindā and Sulakṣmaṇā (standing at right and left)
• दक्ष-वाम-स्थ-मित्रविन्दा-सुलक्ष्मणे: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + मित्रविन्दा (प्रातिपदिक) + सुलक्ष्मणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—मित्रविन्दा च सुलक्ष्मणा च (itaretara-dvandva); ‘दक्ष-वाम-स्थ’ इति विशेषणसमासः (right-left-positioned)

• रत्न-नद्याः: from the river of jewels
• रत्न-नद्याः: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—रत्नानां नदी (river of jewels)

• समुद्धृत्य: having drawn out
• समुद्धृत्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; ‘having lifted/drawn out’

• रत्न-पूर्णौ: filled with jewels
• रत्न-पूर्णौ: कर्म (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—रत्नैः पूर्णौ (filled with jewels)

• घटौ: two pots
• घटौ: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Object), द्विवचन

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana in dialogue form; verse is within the ongoing narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mitravinda
• Sulakshmana
• Ratna-nadi (River of Gems)

FAQs

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

It highlights auspicious dāna (bestowal of wealth) as a dharmic act—symbolically, jewels drawn from a “river of gems” represent merit and prosperity that are to be distributed rightly, not hoarded.

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

Though not a direct bhakti instruction, the scene supports bhakti ethics: devotion is expressed through honoring devotees/consorts and performing righteous generosity in a sacred, orderly manner.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects ritual precision—right/left positioning and formal bestowal—echoing Vedāṅga concerns with correct procedure and arrangement (kalpa-style ritual order), even within a narrative.