Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

मधुरत्रघयसंयुक्तैः फलैर्बिल्वसमुद्भवैः । जुहुयाद्वाशयेल्लोकं श्रियं प्राप्नोति वांछिताम् ॥ ९० ॥

Transliteration

madhuratraghayasaṃyuktaiḥ phalairbilvasamudbhavaiḥ | juhuyādvāśayellokaṃ śriyaṃ prāpnoti vāṃchitām || 90 ||

Translation

With fruits born of the bilva, combined with sweet sugar and ghee, one should either offer them into the sacred fire or feed people; thereby one attains the desired prosperity (śrī).

Word by Word

• मधुर-त्रघय-संयुक्तैः: combined with ‘madhura’ and ‘traghaya’ (as read)
• मधुर-त्रघय-संयुक्तैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रघय (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; सम्+युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘फलैः’ इति — masculine, Instrumental plural; ‘combined with madhura and traghaya (uncertain item)’

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — neuter, Instrumental plural

• बिल्व-समुद्भवैः: arisen from bilva (bilva-fruits)
• बिल्व-समुद्भवैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘फलैः’ इति — masculine, Instrumental plural

• जुहुयात्: should offer
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — optative, 3rd singular, parasmaipada

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (alternative/disjunction particle)

• आशयेत्: should cause to rest/settle (bring under control)
• आशयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + शी (धातु; causative sense ‘to make lie/rest’)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — optative, 3rd singular, parasmaipada

• लोकम्: the people/world
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — masculine, Accusative singular

• श्रियम्: prosperity/fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — feminine, Accusative singular

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — present indicative, 3rd singular, parasmaipada

• वाञ्छिताम्: desired
• वाञ्छिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘श्रियम्’ इति — feminine, Accusative singular; past passive participle used adjectivally

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It teaches that prosperity (śrī) is supported by dharmic action—either sacred offering (homa) or charitable feeding—using pure, auspicious substances like bilva fruit, ghee, and sweetness.

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

Though framed as ritual, the verse points to bhakti-through-sevā: offering to the divine via fire-sacrifice and honoring the divine in beings by feeding people—both acts express reverence and surrender that nourish devotional merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual science): specifying the offering materials (bilva fruit with ghee and sweetener) and the two valid modes of application—homa or anna-dāna/feeding—linked to a stated result (desired prosperity).