Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

सर्षपैर्वश्यकृद्धोमो विद्वेषे हयमारजैः । कुंकुमैरिध्मकाष्ठैर्वा मरीचैर्जीरकैरपि ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

sarṣapairvaśyakṛddhomo vidveṣe hayamārajaiḥ | kuṃkumairidhmakāṣṭhairvā marīcairjīrakairapi || 55 ||

Translation

芥子（sarsapa）をもって火供（homa）を修すれば、摂引（vaśya）の作法となる。怨憎（vidveṣa）を起こすには hayamāraja を用いて行う。また、クンクマ（サフラン）、相応の薪木、さらに黒胡椒（marīca）とクミン（jīraka）によっても修し得る。

Word by Word

• सर्षपैः: with mustard seeds
• सर्षपैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• वश्यकृत्: subjugating
• वश्यकृत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ with कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘causing subjugation’ (वश्यं करोति)

• होमः: the oblation (homa)
• होमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता/विषय (topic)

• विद्वेषे: in (a rite for) hostility
• विद्वेषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विषय/अधिकरण (in the context of enmity)

• हयमारजैः: with hayamāraja (ingredient)
• हयमारजैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय-मारज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण; ‘with hayamāraja (a specific substance/ingredient)’

• कुङ्कुमैः: with saffron
• कुङ्कुमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

• इध्मकाष्ठैः: with fuel-sticks and wood
• इध्मकाष्ठैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इध्म-काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण; ‘with fuel-sticks and wood’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• मरीचैः: with black pepper
• मरीचैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

• जीरकैः: with cumin
• जीरकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It classifies specific homa-dravyas (ritual substances) by their intended ritual effect, presenting the text’s technical, Vedanga-aligned approach to karmic rites rather than devotional theology.

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

This verse is primarily karmakanda-oriented (ritual technique). Indirectly, it shows that results are tied to prescribed means; in bhakti contexts, the Purana typically elevates devotion to Vishnu as the higher and purifying aim beyond result-driven rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is highlighted: choosing the correct dravya (mustard, saffron, pepper, cumin, etc.) as an upakaraṇa for a targeted homa, reflecting applied ritual taxonomy.