Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

अन्नाप्तिरन्नहोमेन समिद्भिर्वेतसां जलम् । वासांसि लभते हुत्वा कुसुंभकुसुमैः शुभैः ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

annāptirannahomena samidbhirvetasāṃ jalam | vāsāṃsi labhate hutvā kusuṃbhakusumaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 40 ||

Translation

Par l’oblation de nourriture dans le feu (anna-homa), on obtient la nourriture; par l’offrande de brindilles de vetasa (saule) comme samidh, on obtient l’eau; et en offrant les fleurs auspicious de kusumbha (carthame), on reçoit des vêtements.

Word by Word

• अन्न-आप्तिः: attainment of food
• अन्न-आप्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular ‘attainment of food’

• अन्न-होमेन: by offering food (in homa)
• अन्न-होमेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular ‘by food-offering’

• समिद्भिः: with fuel-sticks
• समिद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• वेतसाम्: of vetasa (reeds/willows)
• वेतसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेतस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Genitive plural ‘of vetasa (reeds/willows)’

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘obtains’

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) — ‘having offered’

• कुसुम्भ-कुसुमैः: with safflower flowers
• कुसुम्भ-कुसुमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural ‘with safflower-flowers’

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; विशेषण (qualifying flowers)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

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 the phala-siddhānta of karma-kāṇḍa: specific sacrificial substances (dravyas) offered in homa are said to yield corresponding worldly necessities like food, water, and clothing, emphasizing disciplined ritual causality within Dharma.

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

Indirectly, it situates material supports of life (anna, jala, vastra) within sacred offering, encouraging an attitude that resources are obtained through yajña and reverent dependence on sacred order—an outlook that can mature into devotional surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Practical ritual-application knowledge: selection of homa-dravyas (food, vetasa twigs, safflower flowers) and their stated results, reflecting technical guidance aligned with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and yajña-prayoga traditions.