Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 198

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

पलाशपुष्पैस्त्रिस्वादुयुक्तैस्तत्कालहोमतः । चतुर्विधं तु पांडित्यं भवत्येव न संशयः ॥ १९८ ॥

Transliteration

palāśapuṣpaistrisvāduyuktaistatkālahomataḥ | caturvidhaṃ tu pāṃḍityaṃ bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 198 ||

Translation

Al realizar a su debido tiempo el homa con flores de palāśa dotadas de las tres dulzuras, se alcanza sin duda la erudición cuádruple; de ello no hay duda.

Word by Word

• पलाश-पुष्पैः: with palāśa flowers
• पलाश-पुष्पैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलाश + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘flowers of palāśa’)

• त्रि-स्वादु-युक्तैः: endowed with three sweets
• त्रि-स्वादु-युक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + स्वादु + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √युज्)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-तृतीया बहुवचन (agreeing with ‘puṣpaiḥ’); कृदन्त-विशेषण (‘endowed with three sweet (substances)’)

• तत्-काल-होमतः: from the timely homa (performed at the prescribed time)
• तत्-काल-होमतः: अधिकरण (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् + काल + होम + तस् (प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from/by’; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘homa at that time’)

• चतुर्विधम्: fourfold
• चतुर्विधम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘pāṇḍityam’)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (adversative/emphatic particle)

• पाण्डित्यम्: scholarship, learning
• पाण्डित्यम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा) एकवचन

• भवति: arises/is
• भवति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present) प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person) एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: certainly
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• न: not/no
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा) एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Vedanga/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Agni

FAQs

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

It links disciplined Vedic ritual—right substance (palāśa flowers) and right timing (kāla)—with the blossoming of higher learning, presenting scholarship as a fruit of dharmic practice.

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

While primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti indirectly: correct homa is an act of reverence to Agni and the Vedic order, purifying the practitioner so knowledge and devotion can become steady.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes kalpa (ritual procedure) and kāla-niyama (proper timing), implying the importance of correct ritual rules and prescribed materials for intended results.