Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

हरितालेन संलिप्य वृषं प्रत्यहमर्चयेत् । स्तंभयेद्विद्विषां वाचं गतिं कार्यपरंपराम् ॥ १०९ ॥

Transliteration

haritālena saṃlipya vṛṣaṃ pratyahamarcayet | staṃbhayedvidviṣāṃ vācaṃ gatiṃ kāryaparaṃparām || 109 ||

Translation

Après avoir enduit le taureau de haritāla (orpiment), qu’on l’honore chaque jour; ainsi la parole des ennemis se trouve arrêtée, et leur marche comme la suite de leurs desseins est entravée.

Word by Word

• हरितालेन: with orpiment (yellow arsenic)
• हरितालेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करणवाचक

• संलिप्य: having smeared/anointed
• संलिप्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √लिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• वृषम्: the bull
• वृषम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रति-अहम्: daily
• प्रति-अहम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; कालवाचक अव्यय = ‘each day/daily’

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्तम्भयेत्: should stop, paralyze
• स्तम्भयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तम्भ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच् (causative) sense possible in usage ‘to cause to stop’

• विद्विषाम्: of enemies
• विद्विषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• वाचम्: speech
• वाचम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गतिम्: movement, progress
• गतिम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कार्य-परम्पराम्: sequence of activities
• कार्य-परम्पराम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + परम्परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (कार्याणां परम्परा = sequence of actions)

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It frames a protective rite (stambhana) as a regulated daily worship practice, presenting ritual discipline as a means to restrain harmful, hostile influences—especially those expressed through speech and obstructive actions.

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

Bhakti here appears in the form of consistent daily arcana (worship). The verse emphasizes steadiness in practice—regular worship is portrayed as spiritually efficacious and capable of neutralizing adversity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual procedure—selection of a specific substance (haritāla), a defined object of worship (vṛṣa), and a stated effect (stambhana). This aligns with technical, practice-oriented knowledge associated with Vedanga-style ritual execution and ancillary sciences.