Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 133

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

विपरोगादिपीडासु कलहे स्वजनोद्भवे । पिप्पलोत्थसमिद्भिश्च जुहुयात्तन्निवृत्तये ॥ १३३ ॥

Transliteration

viparogādipīḍāsu kalahe svajanodbhave | pippalotthasamidbhiśca juhuyāttannivṛttaye || 133 ||

Translation

重い病やそれに伴う苦難に悩まされるとき、また自家の一族に争いが起こるときは、聖なるピッパラ（菩提樹）の枝を薪として火中にアーフティ（供投）を捧げ、それらの災いの止息を願うべきである。

Word by Word

• विपरोग-आदि-पीडासु: in afflictions such as severe diseases
• विपरोग-आदि-पीडासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपरोग + आदि + पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन (pl.); समासः—विपरोगादयः (gen./det.) + पीडाः

• कलहे: in quarrel
• कलहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (sg.)

• स्वजन-उद्भवे: arising from one’s own people/kinsmen
• स्वजन-उद्भवे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वजन + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् (qualifier) कलहे

• पिप्पल-उत्थ-समिद्भिः: with fuel-sticks produced from the pippala tree
• पिप्पल-उत्थ-समिद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पल + उत्थ + समिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (pl.); समासः—पिप्पलोत्थाः (from pippala) समिधः

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

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• तत्-निवृत्तये: for its cessation
• तत्-निवृत्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + निवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (sg.); प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Pippala (Ashvattha sacred fig)

FAQs

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

It presents a śānti-prayoga: using pippala samidh in homa as a sacred, dharmic means to pacify suffering—both bodily affliction (disease) and social affliction (family conflict)—by restoring harmony through ritual order.

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

While primarily ritual-technical, the act of offering oblations with reverence cultivates surrender and sacred discipline, aligning the practitioner with divine order; such śraddhā-filled karma can support a bhakti-oriented life by purifying distress and stabilizing the mind for devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure—selection of specific samidh (pippala fuel) for a targeted śānti-homa—reflecting technical knowledge associated with Kalpa (ritual practice) within the Vedanga-oriented material of Book 1.3.