Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 199

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

त्रिपुष्करं त्रिगुणदं द्विगुणं यमलाहिभम् । दद्यात्तद्दोषनाशाय गोत्रयं मूल्यमेव वा ॥ १९९ ॥

Transliteration

tripuṣkaraṃ triguṇadaṃ dviguṇaṃ yamalāhibham | dadyāttaddoṣanāśāya gotrayaṃ mūlyameva vā || 199 ||

Translation

Pour dissiper cette faute (doṣa), qu’on offre en aumône tripuṣkara, triguṇada, dviguṇa et yamalāhibha ; ou bien qu’on donne trois vaches, ou leur valeur équivalente.

Word by Word

• त्रि: three
• त्रि: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (compound member)

• पुष्करम्: tripuṣkara (threefold ‘puṣkara’)
• पुष्करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु: त्रि-पुष्करम् (a ‘tripuṣkara’ item/rite)

• त्रि: three
• त्रि: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (compound member)

• गुणदम्: merit-giving (offering)
• गुणदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुणद (प्रातिपदिक: गुण + द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: गुणं ददाति इति (that which gives merit/quality)

• द्वि: two
• द्वि: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (compound member)

• गुणम्: twofold (offering)
• गुणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु: द्वि-गुणम् (twofold)

• यमल: paired/twin
• यमल: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (compound member: pair/twin)

• आहि: serpent
• आहि: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; (compound member: serpent)

• भम्: (one) having twin serpents
• भम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: यमल-आहि-भम् = ‘that which has paired serpents’ (name/epithet)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √दा (दाने)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; (as compound member with ‘दोष’)

• दोष: fault/defect
• दोष: Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• नाशाय: for destroying that दोष
• नाशाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th, Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: तद्दोषस्य नाशाय (for the destruction of that fault)

• गोत्रयम्: gotraya (a prescribed item/fee)
• गोत्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (a ‘gotraya’ item/fee)

• मूल्यम्: price/value (fee)
• मूल्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (only/indeed)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (or)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Moksha-Dharma/ritual-remedy context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It teaches that certain ritual or moral defects (doṣas) can be purified through dharmic giving (dāna), especially by offering prescribed gifts or, alternatively, cows (or their value), emphasizing purification through selfless relinquishment.

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

While not explicitly devotional, it supports bhakti indirectly: removing doṣas through honest charity purifies conduct and intention, making the practitioner fit for steadier worship and remembrance of the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style ritual pragmatics—fixed prescriptions for dāna and expiation, including the accepted substitute of giving the equivalent monetary value when the exact gift is unavailable.