Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

तस्माद्दीपः प्रयत्नेन रक्षणीयोंऽतरायतः । आसमाप्तेः प्रकुर्वीत ब्रह्मचर्यं च भूशयः ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

tasmāddīpaḥ prayatnena rakṣaṇīyoṃ'tarāyataḥ | āsamāpteḥ prakurvīta brahmacaryaṃ ca bhūśayaḥ || 104 ||

Translation

Por ello, la lámpara debe ser protegida con esmero de todo obstáculo. Hasta que concluya la observancia, debe practicarse también el brahmacarya, durmiendo en el suelo.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: सम्बन्ध/हेतु (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), हेतौ/तस्मात् = ‘therefore/from that reason’

• दीपः: the lamp
• दीपः: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; subject

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort/carefully
• प्रयत्नेन: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental of manner

• रक्षणीयः: should be protected
• रक्षणीयः: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + अनीय (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; ‘to be protected’

• अन्तरायतः: from obstacles
• अन्तरायतः: अपादान (अपादानम्/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तराय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative ‘from obstacles’

• आ-समाप्तेः: until completion
• आ-समाप्तेः: अवधि (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; with आ- as upasarga-like prefix meaning ‘up to’; sense: ‘until completion’

• प्रकुर्वीत: should practice/perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should perform’

• ब्रह्मचर्यम्: celibacy/continence
• ब्रह्मचर्यम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object of प्रकुर्वीत

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• भू-शयः: one who sleeps on the ground
• भू-शयः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) + शय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भूमौ शयते) ; adjective (of the practitioner)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Vedanga/vrata context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It teaches that a vow succeeds through vigilance and restraint: the sacred lamp symbolizes sustained purity and attention, and brahmacarya with simple living removes inner and outer obstacles until completion.

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

By emphasizing steady, uninterrupted practice—guarding the lamp and observing self-control—this verse frames devotion as continuity and disciplined offering, not merely emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects procedural vrata-vidhi: safeguarding ritual implements (like the dīpa) from antarāyas and maintaining niyamas (brahmacarya, bhūśayana) until samāpti—practical rules akin to Kalpa-oriented discipline.