Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

मधुरत्रयसंसिक्तैररुणैरंबजैः श्रियम् । प्राप्नोति मंडलं होमात्सितैश्च महद्यशः ॥ १९४ ॥

Transliteration

madhuratrayasaṃsiktairaruṇairaṃbajaiḥ śriyam | prāpnoti maṃḍalaṃ homātsitaiśca mahadyaśaḥ || 194 ||

Translation

En accomplissant le homa avec des lotus rouges imprégnés des trois substances douces, on obtient la prospérité; et en offrant des lotus blancs dans le homa, on acquiert une grande renommée.

Word by Word

• मधुरत्रय-संसिक्तैः: with (lotuses) sprinkled with three sweets
• मधुरत्रय-संसिक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर + त्रय + संसिक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √सिच् (धातु) with सम्- उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (past passive participle sense: ‘sprinkled/imbued’)

• अरुणैः: red
• अरुणैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अम्बजैः: with lotuses (water-born flowers)
• अम्बजैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बज (प्रातिपदिक; अम्बु + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन

• श्रियम्: prosperity, fortune
• श्रियम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) with प्र- उपसर्ग
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present) प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person) एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मण्डलम्: a circle/orb; (here) a domain/region
• मण्डलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• होमात्: from (the act of) oblation; by the homa
• होमात्: अपादान (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th/पञ्चमी) एकवचन; हेतु/कारणार्थे

• सितैः: white
• सितैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महत्-यशः: great fame
• महत्-यशः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘great’ qualifying ‘fame’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

The verse links specific homa offerings (color and preparation of lotus flowers) with distinct results—Śrī (prosperity) and mahad-yaśas (great renown)—showing how intention and ritual precision are treated as spiritually consequential in the Purāṇic-vaidika framework.

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

Although framed as ritual science, the offering of lotuses and ‘sweet substances’ functions as an act of reverent worship; the promised fruits are presented as outcomes of devoted, orderly worship performed with faith and purity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical knowledge (kalpa/vaidika-karman): the prescribed dravya (lotus), its guṇa (red/white), and its saṃskāra (anointing with madhura-traya) as variables that determine the stated phala (result) of a homa.