Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

स्वयोगभक्तानिघ्नाः स्युः संप्रयुक्तदलानि च । बहुराशिपलात्स्वल्पराशिमासफलं बहु ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

svayogabhaktānighnāḥ syuḥ saṃprayuktadalāni ca | bahurāśipalātsvalparāśimāsaphalaṃ bahu || 40 ||

Translation

Les feuilles correctement employées dans l’adoration (en offrande) deviennent destructrices d’obstacles pour ceux qui demeurent voués à leur propre discipline et à la bhakti. Et d’un grand monceau de feuilles offertes, même une modeste observance mensuelle donne un fruit abondant.

Word by Word

• स्वयोगभक्तानिघ्नाः: (they) are not to be reduced, being divided by one’s own yōga (divisor)
• स्वयोगभक्तानिघ्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + योग + भक्त + अनिघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: स्वयोगेन भक्ताः (विभक्ताः) ये ते अनिघ्नाः (अघात्याः/अविनाश्याः)

• स्युः: may be/should be
• स्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• संप्रयुक्तदलानि: the combined parts/terms
• संप्रयुक्तदलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संप्रयुक्त + दल (प्रातिपदिक); संप्रयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + सम् + प्र + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: संप्रयुक्तानि दलानि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• बहुराशिपलात्: from the weight/measure of the large quantity
• बहुराशिपलात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुराशि + पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: बहोः राशेः पलम्

• स्वल्पराशिमासफलम्: the monthly result for the small quantity
• स्वल्पराशिमासफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वल्पराशि + मासफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: स्वल्पस्य राशेः मासफलम्

• बहु: much/great
• बहु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that even simple offerings like leaves, when used correctly in worship, become spiritually potent—removing impediments for sincere practitioners and producing results disproportionate to the apparent effort.

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

Bhakti is shown as efficacy-through-sincerity: the devotee’s disciplined devotion (sva-yoga) combined with properly performed worship makes even modest materials powerful, leading to abundant spiritual outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes correct ritual application—right use of materials and method (saṃprayukta)—a practical takeaway aligned with Kalpa (ritual procedure) rather than grammar or astrology.