Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

साध्यर्क्षवृक्षसंचूर्णं त्र्यूषणं सर्षपं तिलम् । पिष्टं च साध्यपादोत्थरजसा च समन्वितम् ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

sādhyarkṣavṛkṣasaṃcūrṇaṃ tryūṣaṇaṃ sarṣapaṃ tilam | piṣṭaṃ ca sādhyapādottharajasā ca samanvitam || 135 ||

Translation

Qu’on prépare une pâte en mêlant la poudre des parties de l’arbre sādhyarkṣa, les trois épices piquantes (tryūṣaṇa), la moutarde et le sésame; puis qu’on l’unisse à la poussière recueillie aux pieds du digne (sādhya).

Word by Word

• साध्य-र्क्ष-वृक्ष-संचूर्णम्: powder of the sādhyarkṣa tree
• साध्य-र्क्ष-वृक्ष-संचूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य + ऋक्ष + वृक्ष + संचूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘साध्यर्क्षवृक्षस्य संचूर्णम्’ (powder of the sādhyarkṣa tree)

• त्रि-ऊषणम्: the three pungents (trikatu)
• त्रि-ऊषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ऊषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—‘त्रीणि ऊषणानि’ (the three pungents)

• सर्षपम्: mustard seed
• सर्षपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तिलम्: sesame
• तिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पिष्टम्: ground/pounded
• पिष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष् (धातु) → पिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘ground/pounded’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• साध्य-पाद-उत्थ-रजसा: with dust from the sādhyā’s foot
• साध्य-पाद-उत्थ-रजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य + पाद + उत्थ + रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘साध्यस्य पादात् उत्थं रजः’ (dust arisen from the sādhyā’s foot)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• समन्वितम्: combined/associated
• समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अनु + इ (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘endowed/combined with’

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ritual purity through a prescribed substance, and highlights the sanctifying role of contact with the saintly (symbolized by dust from the feet of the worthy) as an aid to purification.

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

Bhakti is indirectly reinforced by valuing the company and blessings of the sādhus; even in technical rites, sanctity is linked to reverence for the virtuous and their spiritual merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual know-how (prayoga)—the precise selection and combination of substances used in procedures connected with purity and observance, characteristic of technical sections in Book 1.3.