Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

कुसुमैर्मासमात्रेण नागकन्यासमन्वितम् । पातालादिषु लोकेषु रमयत्यनिशं चिरम् ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

kusumairmāsamātreṇa nāgakanyāsamanvitam | pātālādiṣu lokeṣu ramayatyaniśaṃ ciram || 67 ||

Translation

Par l’offrande de fleurs durant un seul mois, on est accompagné de jeunes filles Nāga et l’on goûte, sans cesse et longtemps, la délectation dans les mondes qui commencent par Pātāla (les régions souterraines).

Word by Word

• कुसुमैः: with flowers
• कुसुमैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• मास-मात्रेण: within just a month
• मास-मात्रेण: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Time span)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (measure: ‘only a month’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाग-कन्या-समन्वितम्: endowed with nāga-maidens
• नाग-कन्या-समन्वितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (सम्+अन्वि धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (object of ‘रमयति’)

• पाताल-आदिषु: in Pātāla and other (realms)
• पाताल-आदिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘Pātāla and others’ as a set); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• रमयति: delights/causes enjoyment
• रमयति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘causes to delight’)

• अनिशम्: constantly
• अनिशम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb: ‘constantly’)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (Temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhoga (worldly delight)

Characters & Entities

• Pātāla
• Nāgakanyā (Nāga maidens)

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: even a simple month-long floral observance yields prolonged enjoyment in subtle realms, illustrating how regulated offerings (niyama) are said to generate specific karmic results.

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

While framed as a result-oriented promise, the act of consistent offering of flowers cultivates steadiness and reverence; in broader Purāṇic teaching, such steadiness can mature from seeking rewards to performing worship as devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects ritual procedure and time-bound observance (a one-month niyama), aligning with Kalpa-style practical discipline; it emphasizes duration (māsa) and prescribed offering (kusuma) as determiners of stated results.