Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

मासेन सिद्धा यक्षिण्यः प्रत्यक्षा वांछितप्रदाः । केतकीकुसुमैः सिद्धाश्चेटका वारिधेस्तटे ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

māsena siddhā yakṣiṇyaḥ pratyakṣā vāṃchitapradāḥ | ketakīkusumaiḥ siddhāśceṭakā vāridhestaṭe || 38 ||

Translation

En l’espace d’un mois, les yakṣiṇīs s’accomplissent : elles se manifestent au grand jour et accordent les grâces désirées. Par le rite des fleurs de ketakī, l’esprit serviteur Ceṭaka s’accomplit sur le rivage de la mer.

Word by Word

• मासेन: within a month / by a month
• मासेन: Karana (करण/time-measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/काल), एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; time-span)

• सिद्धाः: accomplished/attained
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• यक्षिण्यः: yakṣiṇīs
• यक्षिण्यः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• प्रत्यक्षाः: manifest, visible
• प्रत्यक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• वाञ्छित-प्रदाः: granting desired (boons)
• वाञ्छित-प्रदाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वाञ्छितं प्रददाति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• केतकी-कुसुमैः: with ketakī flowers
• केतकी-कुसुमैः: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतकी (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (केतक्याः कुसुमानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• सिद्धाः: accomplished
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• चेटकाः: servants/attendants
• चेटकाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• वारिधेः: of the ocean
• वारिधेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• तटे: on the shore/bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical sādhana/ritual attainments)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣiṇī
• Ceṭaka
• Vāridhi (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It highlights a results-oriented, time-bound model of sādhana where specific materials and locations are said to yield manifest outcomes, illustrating the Purana’s technical-ritual strand (prayoga) alongside broader dharma.

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

This verse is not primarily bhakti-oriented; it belongs to technical ritual instruction. Indirectly, it contrasts worldly/occult attainments (siddhi) with the higher aim of devotion and liberation emphasized elsewhere in the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-style ritual procedure—use of prescribed substances (ketakī flowers), a prescribed timeframe (one month), and a prescribed site (seashore), aligning with applied ritual knowledge connected to Kalpa (ritual science) and traditional timing/place considerations.