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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

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

मंदारश्च तथा संतानको वै पारिजातकः । कल्पद्रुमस्ततः पश्चाद्ध्वरिचन्दनसंज्ञकः ॥ ७० ॥

maṃdāraśca tathā saṃtānako vai pārijātakaḥ | kalpadrumastataḥ paścāddhvaricandanasaṃjñakaḥ || 70 ||

មានដើមមន្ទារា ហើយក៏មានសន្តានក និងបារិជាត; បន្ទាប់មកមានកល្បទ្រុម ហើយបន្ទាប់ពីនោះ គឺដើមដែលហៅថា ធ្វរិចន្ទន។

mandāraḥMandāra (tree)
mandāraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmandāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
tathāalso/likewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
saṃtānakaḥSantānaka (tree)
saṃtānakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃtānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक अव्यय/particle (emphatic)
pārijātakaḥPārijāta (tree)
pārijātakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpārijātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular
kalpa-drumaḥKalpadruma (wish-tree)
kalpa-drumaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkalpa + druma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular; ‘wish-fulfilling tree’
tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अपादान/क्रमबोधक (ablatival adverb: ‘thereafter/from there’)
paścātafterwards
paścāt:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpaścāt (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)
hari-candana-saṃjñakaḥcalled Haricandana
hari-candana-saṃjñakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roothari + candana + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular; ‘named Hari-candana’

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; chapter-style listing of divine items/terms)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

M
Mandara
S
Santanaka
P
Parijata
K
Kalpadruma
D
Dhvari-candana

FAQs

It preserves a sacred taxonomy of divine trees—symbols of abundance, auspiciousness, and merit—used in Purāṇic descriptions of heavenly realms and the fruits of dharma.

Indirectly: by naming revered divine trees associated with heavenly prosperity, it frames worldly and celestial rewards as outcomes of dharma—while Bhakti literature often uses such imagery to point beyond rewards toward devotion to the Lord as the highest goal.

A Vedāṅga-adjacent skill of precise nomenclature and classification—useful for ritual manuals and śāstric study—where correct names and categories support accurate recitation, reference, and traditional learning.