Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 134

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

हुत्वा दिनत्रयं मन्त्री निशापुष्पैर्घृतप्लुतैः । स विंशतिशतं शीघ्रं वासांसि लभते महीम् ॥ १३४ ॥

Transliteration

hutvā dinatrayaṃ mantrī niśāpuṣpairghṛtaplutaiḥ | sa viṃśatiśataṃ śīghraṃ vāsāṃsi labhate mahīm || 134 ||

Translation

Après avoir accompli les offrandes durant trois jours, le pratiquant du mantra—avec des fleurs nocturnes baignées de ghee—obtient promptement deux mille vêtements, ainsi que des terres.

Word by Word

• हुत्वा: having offered (oblations)
• हुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having offered’

• दिन-त्रयम्: three days (for a period of three days)
• दिन-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (sg.); द्विगुसमासः (numerical compound)

• मन्त्री: the mantra-practitioner
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (sg.)

• निशा-पुष्पैः: with night-blooming flowers
• निशा-पुष्पैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (pl.); ‘निशायाः पुष्पैः’

• घृत-प्लुतैः: soaked in ghee
• घृत-प्लुतैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत + प्लुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषणम् (qualifier) पुष्पैः; अर्थः—घृतेन प्लुत (smeared/soaked with ghee)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (sg.)

• विंशति-शतम्: two thousand (twenty hundreds)
• विंशति-शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशति + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (sg.); संख्या-सम्बन्धः—‘विंशत्या शतम्’ (= 2000)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन (pl.)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• महीम्: the earth/land
• महीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the phala-śruti principle: correctly performed mantra-homa with specific dravya (night-blooming flowers and ghee) yields tangible results, illustrating the Purana’s ritual science and the power attributed to disciplined observance.

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

While primarily ritualistic, it supports bhakti indirectly by presenting offerings (homa) as an act of reverent service; the external discipline is framed as a means to align the practitioner with sacred order and divine grace that grants outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application and procedural precision—choice of offering substances (dravya), duration (three days), and method (homa)—reflecting technical liturgical know-how associated with Kalpa/ritual practice within the Vedanga-oriented section.