Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां च दक्षवामस्थमित्रविंदासुलक्ष्मणे । रत्ननद्याः समुद्धृत्य रत्नपूर्णौ घटौ तयोः ॥ १८३ ॥

Transliteration

tābhyāṃ ca dakṣavāmasthamitraviṃdāsulakṣmaṇe | ratnanadyāḥ samuddhṛtya ratnapūrṇau ghaṭau tayoḥ || 183 ||

Translation

次に、右に立つミトラヴィンダーと左に立つスラクシュマナーのために、宝石の河より宝玉で満ちた二つの壺を汲み上げ、彼女たちに授けた。

Word by Word

• ताभ्याम्: by those two (women)
• ताभ्याम्: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दक्ष-वाम-स्थ-मित्रविन्दा-सुलक्ष्मणे: Mitravindā and Sulakṣmaṇā (standing at right and left)
• दक्ष-वाम-स्थ-मित्रविन्दा-सुलक्ष्मणे: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + मित्रविन्दा (प्रातिपदिक) + सुलक्ष्मणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—मित्रविन्दा च सुलक्ष्मणा च (itaretara-dvandva); ‘दक्ष-वाम-स्थ’ इति विशेषणसमासः (right-left-positioned)

• रत्न-नद्याः: from the river of jewels
• रत्न-नद्याः: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—रत्नानां नदी (river of jewels)

• समुद्धृत्य: having drawn out
• समुद्धृत्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; ‘having lifted/drawn out’

• रत्न-पूर्णौ: filled with jewels
• रत्न-पूर्णौ: कर्म (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—रत्नैः पूर्णौ (filled with jewels)

• घटौ: two pots
• घटौ: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Object), द्विवचन

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana in dialogue form; verse is within the ongoing narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mitravinda
• Sulakshmana
• Ratna-nadi (River of Gems)

FAQs

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

It highlights auspicious dāna (bestowal of wealth) as a dharmic act—symbolically, jewels drawn from a “river of gems” represent merit and prosperity that are to be distributed rightly, not hoarded.

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

Though not a direct bhakti instruction, the scene supports bhakti ethics: devotion is expressed through honoring devotees/consorts and performing righteous generosity in a sacred, orderly manner.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects ritual precision—right/left positioning and formal bestowal—echoing Vedāṅga concerns with correct procedure and arrangement (kalpa-style ritual order), even within a narrative.