Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

पयोऽन्नैः सर्पिषा हुत्वा प्रत्येकं सुसमाहितः । अश्वत्थोदुंबरप्लक्षवटाः क्षीरिद्रुमाः स्मृता ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

payo'nnaiḥ sarpiṣā hutvā pratyekaṃ susamāhitaḥ | aśvatthoduṃbaraplakṣavaṭāḥ kṣīridrumāḥ smṛtā || 106 ||

Translation

ໃຫ້ຖວາຍຮົມນ້ຳນົມ, ເຂົ້າສຸກ, ແລະນ້ຳມັນເນີຍ (ກີ) ລົງໃນໄຟ ທຸກພິທີໂດຍມີສະຕິໝັ້ນຄົງ. ອັດສະວັດຖະ, ອຸດຸມບະຣະ, ປະລັກສະ, ແລະວະຕະ ຖືກຈື່ຈຳວ່າເປັນຕົ້ນໄມ້ ‘ມີນ້ຳນົມ’ (kṣīrī).

Word by Word

• payaḥ: with milk
• payaḥ: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• annaiḥ: with food/grains
• annaiḥ: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarpiṣā: with ghee
• sarpiṣā: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• hutvā: having offered
• hutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable; ‘having offered (into fire)’

• pratyekam: each (separately)
• pratyekam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pratyeka (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb meaning ‘each time/individually’

• su-samāhitaḥ: well-collected (in mind)
• su-samāhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + sam-ā-√dhā/√hā? (समाधि-प्रातिपदिक samāhita as कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; past passive participle (क्त) ‘well-composed/attentive’; समासः—कर्मधारय (su + samāhita)

• aśvattha-uduṃbara-plakṣa-vaṭāḥ: aśvattha, uduṃbara, plakṣa and vaṭa (trees)
• aśvattha-uduṃbara-plakṣa-vaṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvattha (प्रातिपदिक) + uduṃbara (प्रातिपदिक) + plakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समासः—द्वन्द्व (enumerative: aśvatthaś ca uduṃbaraś ca plakṣaś ca vaṭaś ca)

• kṣīri-drumāḥ: milk-yielding trees
• kṣīri-drumāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīrin (प्रातिपदिक) + druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समासः—कर्मधारय (kṣīriṇaḥ drumāḥ = ‘milk-yielding trees’)

• smṛtāḥ: are said/are regarded
• smṛtāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; used predicatively ‘are said/are remembered’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/ritual-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ashvattha
• Udumbara
• Plaksha
• Vata

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mindful (susamāhita) performance of fire-offerings and identifies a sacred class of latex-bearing fig trees (kṣīridrumas), which are traditionally auspicious and ritually important in Vedic practice.

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

While primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti through disciplined, attentive worship—offering pure substances (milk, rice, ghee) with concentration, which purifies intention and aligns action with reverence for the sacred.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and technical classification: it specifies standard homa oblations and gives a traditional taxonomy of trees (kṣīridrumas), useful for selecting proper materials in rites connected with Kalpa (ritual practice).