Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

आगारधूमं राजीश्च माहिषं गुग्गुलं निशि । श्मशाने पावके हुत्वा नाशयेदचिरादरीन् ॥ ९८ ॥

Transliteration

āgāradhūmaṃ rājīśca māhiṣaṃ guggulaṃ niśi | śmaśāne pāvake hutvā nāśayedacirādarīn || 98 ||

Translation

La nuit, qu’on offre dans le feu du lieu de crémation la suie de fumée d’une maison, le rājī (moutarde), un produit du buffle et la résine de guggulu ; par cette oblation au feu, on détruit promptement les ennemis.

Word by Word

• आगार-धूमम्: house-smoke
• आगार-धूमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगार (प्रातिपदिक) + धूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आगारस्य धूमः)

• राजीः: a streak/line (rajī)
• राजीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• माहिषम्: buffalo(-product)
• माहिषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (buffalo-related)

• गुग्गुलम्: guggulu resin
• गुग्गुलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• श्मशाने: in a cremation-ground
• श्मशाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्मशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पावके: in the fire
• पावके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हुत्वा: having offered (into fire)
• हुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having offered/burnt’

• नाशयेत्: should destroy
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाशय् (धातु; णिच् causative of नश्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अचिरात्: quickly/soon
• अचिरात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial; ablative sense)

• अरीन्: enemies
• अरीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It presents a technical ritual (homa) meant for kṣatra-style protection—removing hostile forces through prescribed substances, time (night), and place (cremation-ground), reflecting the Purana’s Vedanga-oriented ritual pragmatics.

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

This verse is not primarily a bhakti teaching; it belongs to the technical/ritual stream (Book 1.3) where protective rites are described. In the Narada Purana’s broader frame, such rites are subordinate supports, while devotion to Vishnu remains the higher means for lasting fearlessness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and correct application—selection of dravya (materials), kāla (night), and deśa (cremation-ground) for a specific prayoga (application), aligning with kalpa/ritual-technical knowledge used for protective outcomes.