Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

त्रिमध्वक्तैश्चंपर्कश्च प्रसूनैर्बकुलोद्भवैः । मधूकजैः प्रसूनैश्च हुतैः कन्यामवाप्नुयात् ॥ १४१ ॥

Transliteration

trimadhvaktaiścaṃparkaśca prasūnairbakulodbhavaiḥ | madhūkajaiḥ prasūnaiśca hutaiḥ kanyāmavāpnuyāt || 141 ||

Translation

En accomplissant le homa, en offrant au feu sacré les trois sortes de miel avec des fleurs de campaka, des fleurs nées du bakula et des fleurs de madhūka, on obtient une jeune fille, c’est-à-dire une épouse convenable.

Word by Word

• त्रि-मधु-आक्तैः: smeared with honey (threefold)
• त्रि-मधु-आक्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + आक्त (कृदन्त; अञ्ज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रिभिः मधुभिः/मधुना आक्तः; 'with honey thrice/threefold')

• चम्पकः: champaka (flower)
• चम्पकः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पाठे 'चम्पर्कश्च' इति—चम्पकः च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• प्रसूनैः: with flowers
• प्रसूनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसून (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• बकुल-उद्भवैः: born from the bakula tree
• बकुल-उद्भवैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बकुलात् उद्भवः = arising from bakula)

• मधूक-जैः: born from the madhūka tree
• मधूक-जैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधूक (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मधूकात् जातः)

• प्रसूनैः: with flowers
• प्रसूनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसून (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• हुतैः: offered (as oblations)
• हुतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हु (धातु) क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (offered/oblated)

• कन्याम्: a maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: should obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) उपसर्गः अव-
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching ritual-phala in a Vedanga/kalpa-oriented context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It presents a Kalpa-style principle: specific, sattvic homa-substances (honey and fragrant blossoms) are linked to a defined phala—here, vivaha-siddhi—showing how disciplined ritual aligns intention with dharmic life-goals.

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

While primarily ritualistic, it reflects bhakti in practice: offering pure, fragrant substances into sacred fire as an act of reverence, seeking a dharmic outcome (marriage) through sanctified worship rather than mere worldly pursuit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: selection of homa-dravyas (honey types and specific flowers) and the doctrine of phala—how particular offerings are prescribed for particular desired results.