Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites

Devanagari script

प्रणवेन समालोड्य प्रणवेनैव संपिबेत् । पालाशे मध्यमे पर्णे भाण्डे ताम्रमये शुभे ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

praṇavena samāloḍya praṇavenaiva saṃpibet | pālāśe madhyame parṇe bhāṇḍe tāmramaye śubhe || 70 ||

Translation

Après l’avoir remué en récitant le Praṇava (Oṁ), qu’on le boive encore en récitant le Praṇava. Qu’il soit dans un vase de cuivre de bon augure, avec une feuille de palāśa placée comme couche médiane.

Word by Word

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Om)
• प्रणवेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समालोड्य: having mixed/stirred well
• समालोड्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-लुड्/लोड् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘सम्यगालोड्य/mixing well’

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Om)
• प्रणवेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• संपिबेत्: should drink
• संपिबेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पालाशे: in a palāśa (vessel)
• पालाशे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पालाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘पालाशे (भाण्डे)’—made of palāśa wood

• मध्यमे: in the middle
• मध्यमे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मध्यमे पर्णे’

• पर्णे: leaf
• पर्णे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भाण्डे: in a vessel
• भाण्डे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ताम्रमये: copper-made
• ताम्रमये: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्रमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ताम्रमये (भाण्डे)’—made of copper

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शुभे (भाण्डे)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-governed purity: the act (stirring and drinking) is sanctified by Praṇava (Oṁ), indicating that inner intention and sacred sound should accompany even simple ritual steps.

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

By centering the practice on Oṁ, it aligns the practitioner’s body and mind with the Supreme through reverent remembrance, turning a routine act into a devotional offering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual discipline tied to mantra application (mantra-viniyoga) and material rules (proper vessel/leaf), echoing the procedural precision associated with Kalpa (ritual practice) and Śikṣā (correct sacred recitation).