Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

हविषा गुडमिश्रेण होमतो ह्यन्नवान्भवेत् । जपापुष्पाणि जुहुयादष्टोत्तरसहस्रकम् ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

haviṣā guḍamiśreṇa homato hyannavānbhavet | japāpuṣpāṇi juhuyādaṣṭottarasahasrakam || 67 ||

Translation

By offering oblations (havis) mixed with jaggery into the fire, one becomes endowed with abundant food (and prosperity). One should offer japā (hibiscus) flowers as oblations—one thousand and eight in number.

Word by Word

• हविषा: with oblation (havis)
• हविषा: करण (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया एकवचन (Instrumental sg.)

• गुड-मिश्रेण: mixed with jaggery
• गुड-मिश्रेण: विशेषण (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक) + मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.)/पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया एकवचन (Instr sg.); समासः तत्पुरुषः (guḍena miśreṇa = mixed with jaggery)

• होमतः: by (performing) the homa
• होमतः: हेतु (हेतुः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) — ‘from/by the act of homa’

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अन्नवान्: possessing food/abundant in food
• अन्नवान्: कर्तृ-विशेषण (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्नवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg.); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• जपा-पुष्पाणि: japā flowers (hibiscus blossoms)
• जपा-पुष्पाणि: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया बहुवचन (Acc pl.); समासः तत्पुरुषः (japāyāḥ puṣpāṇi)

• जुहुयात्: should offer
• जुहुयात्: विधेय-क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• अष्टोत्तर-सहस्रकम्: 1008 (times/oblations)
• अष्टोत्तर-सहस्रकम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg.); द्विगु-समासः

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches a specific homa method where sweetened oblations and a fixed sacred count (1008) are used to invoke nourishment and material sufficiency as a dharmic fruit of ritual.

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

While primarily ritualistic, it reflects bhakti through disciplined offering (homa) and reverent use of sacred items (flowers, sweet oblations), expressing devotion via prescribed worship-actions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and numeric discipline (aṣṭottara-sahasra count), aligning with Kalpa (Vedanga of ritual) in specifying materials, method, and the exact number of offerings.