Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

उपरागे दतानीव नरदारुसरोजले । निर्माय कीलकं तेन तैलमध्वमृतैर्लिखेत् ॥ १२९ ॥

Transliteration

uparāge datānīva naradārusarojale | nirmāya kīlakaṃ tena tailamadhvamṛtairlikhet || 129 ||

Translation

Au moment de l’éclipse, dans une eau imprégnée de lotus et de la plante nara-dāru, qu’on façonne un petit pieu (kīlaka) ; puis, avec celui-ci, qu’on trace les caractères/yantra prescrits avec de l’huile, du miel et du ghee.

Word by Word

• उपरागे: at the time of an eclipse
• उपरागे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• दतानीव: as if (they were) gifts
• दतानीव: क्रियाविशेषण/उपमान (Simile marker/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दता (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (अव्यय)
• Form: इव-युक्त उपमानवाचक प्रयोग; ‘दतानीव’ = ‘दतानि इव’ (as if gifts)

• नर-दारु-सरोजले: in water of lotus (made from) ‘naradāru’ (a plant)
• नर-दारु-सरोजले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + दारु (प्रातिपदिक) + सरोजल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/निर्देशात्मक तत्पुरुष-समास (नरदारोः सरोजलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• निर्माय: having made
• निर्माय: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु: नि + मा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); ‘having made’

• कीलकम्: a peg/nail
• कीलकम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तेन: with that/by it
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तैल-मधु-अमृतैः: with oil, honey, and nectar
• तैल-मधु-अमृतैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• लिखेत्: should write/inscribe
• लिखेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Grahaṇa-kāla observance (eclipse rite)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It treats an eclipse (uparāga) as a ritually potent window and prescribes precise materials and method for preparing an inscribed object, emphasizing disciplined procedure (vidhi) in sacred technical practice.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through careful observance and sanctified action—using pure, consecrated substances and correct timing—showing devotion as reverent, rule-guided worship rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual science tied to astronomical timing (eclipse observance) and the technical method of inscribing sacred forms (likhana) using specified media—an example of procedural knowledge aligned with Vedanga-style discipline.