Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

सप्तम्यां कदलीहोमात्सौभाग्यं लभतेऽन्वहम् । दूर्वात्रिकैस्तु प्रादेशमानैस्त्रिस्वादुसंयुतैः ॥ १३२ ॥

Transliteration

saptamyāṃ kadalīhomātsaubhāgyaṃ labhate'nvaham | dūrvātrikaistu prādeśamānaistrisvādusaṃyutaiḥ || 132 ||

Translation

Au septième jour lunaire (saptamī), en accomplissant le homa avec le bananier, on obtient la bonne fortune jour après jour. Et l’on doit offrir trois faisceaux d’herbe dūrvā, chacun de la mesure d’un prādeśa (une paume), mêlés aux trois substances douces.

Word by Word

• saptamyām: on the seventh (tithi)
• saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; denotes 'on the seventh (lunar day)'

• kadalī-homāt: from/through a kadalī-homa
• kadalī-homāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadalī (प्रातिपदिक) + homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa = 'banana-offering (homa)'

• saubhāgyam: good fortune
• saubhāgyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Present/लट्, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• anu-aham: daily
• anu-aham: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially; meaning 'day by day'

• dūrvā-trikaiḥ: with triads of dūrvā
• dūrvā-trikaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūrvā (प्रातिपदिक) + trika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; tatpuruṣa = 'sets of three dūrvā (blades)'

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle

• prādeśa-mānaiḥ: of span-measure
• prādeśa-mānaiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prādeśa (प्रातिपदिक) + māna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; tatpuruṣa = 'of prādeśa-measure (span-sized)'

• tri-svādu-saṃyutaiḥ: combined with three sweet items
• tri-svādu-saṃyutaiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + svādu (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; tatpuruṣa = 'endowed with three sweet (ingredients)'

Speaker

Narada (teaching the ritual phala within a Vedanga/kalpa-oriented section, in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Durva
• Saptami

FAQs

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

It presents a Kalpa-style ritual prescription: a Saptamī homa using kadalī and dūrvā, promising sustained saubhāgya (auspicious prosperity), showing how disciplined offerings are linked to specific phala in the Purāṇic-vedic ritual framework.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as faithful performance of a prescribed offering with purity and correct materials; the verse emphasizes devotional obedience to śāstra in ritual action, where auspicious results arise from reverent worship through homa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual science) is foregrounded: it specifies the tithi (Saptamī), the offering substance (kadalī), an exact measure (prādeśa), and a standard ritual combination (tri-svādu/tri-madhura), illustrating technical procedure and phala-śruti.