Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

कृत्वा योनिं कुंडमध्ये तत्राग्नौ विधिवद्ध्रुनेत् । तिलसर्षपगोधूमशालिधान्ययवैर्हुनेत् ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

kṛtvā yoniṃ kuṃḍamadhye tatrāgnau vidhivaddhrunet | tilasarṣapagodhūmaśālidhānyayavairhunet || 151 ||

Translation

Having fashioned the yoni-shaped (womb-like) form in the middle of the fire-pit, one should, according to proper rule, kindle the fire there and then perform oblations with sesame, mustard, wheat, fine rice, grains, and barley.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having made/done’

• योनिम्: a yoni-shaped (pit/diagram)
• योनिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुण्ड-मध्ये: in the middle of the fire-pit
• कुण्ड-मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (in the middle of the fire-pit)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अग्नौ: in the fire
• अग्नौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• हुनेत्: should offer (oblation)
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तिल-सर्षप-गो-धूम-शालि-धान्य-यवैः: with sesame, mustard, wheat, rice, grains, barley
• तिल-सर्षप-गो-धूम-शालि-धान्य-यवैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक) + गो (प्रातिपदिक) + धूम (प्रातिपदिक) + शालि (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (sesame, mustard, wheat, rice, grains, barley etc.)

• हुनेत्: should offer
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (repeated)

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined Vaidika action: shaping the altar/fire-space correctly and offering pure agrarian substances into Agni, aligning the performer with ṛta (sacred order) through precise ritual conduct.

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

Though primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti by teaching that devotion is expressed through careful, rule-based worship—offering sanctified substances into Agni as an act of reverence and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded: correct construction/placement in the kuṇḍa, proper kindling, and the specified homa-dravyas (sesame, mustard, wheat, rice, grains, barley) for oblations.