Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 126

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मवृक्षप्रसूनैस्तु जुहुयाद्बाह्यतेजसे । बहुना किमिहोक्तेन यथावत्साधिता सती ॥ १२६ ॥

Transliteration

brahmavṛkṣaprasūnaistu juhuyādbāhyatejase | bahunā kimihoktena yathāvatsādhitā satī || 126 ||

Translation

Qu’on offre des oblations avec les fleurs de l’arbre de Brahmā au feu extérieur. Mais à quoi bon en dire davantage ? Ainsi, le rite est accompli selon la juste règle.

Word by Word

• brahma-vṛkṣa-prasūnaiḥ: with the flowers of the brahma-tree
• brahma-vṛkṣa-prasūnaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + vṛkṣa + prasūna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (ब्रह्मवृक्षस्य प्रसूनानि)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• juhuyāt: should offer (into fire)
• juhuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bāhya-tejase: for outward radiance/splendour
• bāhya-tejase: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhya + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• bahunā: by much (talk)
• bahunā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘बहु’ = much (instrumental: by much)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• uktena: with what is said
• uktena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘ukta’ (said)

• yathā-vat: properly/as prescribed
• yathā-vat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• sādhitā: accomplished/perfected
• sādhitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādh (धातु) → sādhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• satī: the chaste lady / Satī
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री of sat)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/ritual-technical context)

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 emphasizes disciplined, rule-based performance of a rite: specific offerings are prescribed for the external fire, and the key spiritual point is correctness (yathāvat) rather than excessive explanation.

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

While primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti through reverent precision—devotion is expressed by honoring prescribed methods and completing the observance properly rather than focusing on elaborate discourse.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented ritual procedure is implied: what to offer (tree blossoms) and where to offer (external fire), with stress on yathāvat—performing according to injunction and method.