Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

ज्वरे दूर्वागुडूचीभिर्दध्ना क्षीरेण वा घृतैः । शूले करंजवातारिसमिद्भिस्तैललोलितैः ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

jvare dūrvāguḍūcībhirdadhnā kṣīreṇa vā ghṛtaiḥ | śūle karaṃjavātārisamidbhistailalolitaiḥ || 56 ||

Translation

Dans la fièvre (jvara), qu’on emploie la dūrvā et la guḍūcī, avec du caillé, ou du lait, ou du ghee. Dans la douleur colique (śūla), qu’on utilise des baguettes de bois d’allumage (samidh) de karañja et de vātāri, bien enduites et remuées dans l’huile.

Word by Word

• ज्वरे: in fever
• ज्वरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विषय/अधिकरण (in fever)

• दूर्वागुडूचीभिः: with dūrvā grass and guḍūcī
• दूर्वागुडूचीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा-गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण; ‘with dūrvā and guḍūcī’

• दध्ना: with curd
• दध्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण

• क्षीरेण: with milk
• क्षीरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण

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

• घृतैः: with ghee
• घृतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

• शूले: in colic/pain
• शूले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विषय/अधिकरण (in colic/pain)

• करंजवातारिसमिद्भिः: with karañja/vātāri kindling-sticks
• करंजवातारिसमिद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करंज-वातारि-समिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण; ‘with kindling-sticks (samidh) of karañja and vātāri’

• तैललोलितैः: smeared with oil
• तैललोलितैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैल-लोलित (प्रातिपदिक; √लुल्/√लोल्? past-participle sense ‘smeared/soaked’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण-विशेषण: ‘smeared with oil’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vaidya-oriented passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It shows that dharma includes preserving the body through sattvic, tradition-backed remedies; practical well-being supports study, japa, and ritual life.

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

Indirectly: by prescribing simple, accessible treatments, it helps a devotee maintain health and steadiness for Vishnu-smaraṇa and daily religious observances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A prayoga-style application of traditional materia medica—herbs, dairy media (curd/milk/ghee), and oil-based preparation—reflecting technical knowledge aligned with Vedanga-oriented instruction.