Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

अर्द्धपूगफलोत्थं तु रमं संक्षिप्य तापयेत् । आतपे सद्य एवैतदासवं देवताप्रियाम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

arddhapūgaphalotthaṃ tu ramaṃ saṃkṣipya tāpayet | ātape sadya evaitadāsavaṃ devatāpriyām || 22 ||

Translation

But the extract prepared from half a pūga (betel-nut) fruit should be reduced and gently warmed. Set in the sun, this āsava becomes ready at once and is pleasing to the deities.

Word by Word

• अर्द्ध-पूग-फल-उत्थम्: arising from half an areca-nut fruit
• अर्द्ध-पूग-फल-उत्थम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पूग (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘arising from half of an areca-nut fruit’ (तत्पुरुष)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle)

• रसम्: juice/essence
• रसम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• संक्षिप्य: having placed/collected
• संक्षिप्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त (Gerund), ‘having put/placed/collected together’

• तापयेत्: should heat
• तापयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should heat’

• आतपे: in sunlight
• आतपे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — कालवाचक (adverb): ‘immediately’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्धसूचक (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Demonstrative ‘this’

• आसवम्: fermented liquor/infusion
• आसवम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• देवता-प्रियाम्: dear to the gods
• देवता-प्रियाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; ‘dear to the deities’ (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devatā

FAQs

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

It links correct technical preparation (saṃkṣepa/reduction, gentle heating, and sun-setting) with ritual acceptability—stating that the resulting āsava becomes devatā-priya, i.e., fit and pleasing for sacred use.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through careful, rule-based offering: devotion is not only emotion but also precise upacāra—preparing substances properly so they are worthy for divine acceptance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical procedural teaching: reduction (saṃkṣipya), controlled heating (tāpayet), and sun-exposure (ātape) as a rapid finishing method for an āsava-type preparation used in ritual or allied technical contexts.