Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

सिद्धिर्न जायते तस्य हानिरेव पदे पदे । उत्तमं गोघृतं प्रोक्तं मध्यमं महषीभवम् ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

siddhirna jāyate tasya hānireva pade pade | uttamaṃ goghṛtaṃ proktaṃ madhyamaṃ mahaṣībhavam || 111 ||

Translation

അവനു സിദ്ധി ജനിക്കുകയില്ല; ഓരോ പടിയിലും നഷ്ടം മാത്രമേ ഉണ്ടാകൂ. ഗോഘൃതം ഉത്തമമെന്നും, മഹിഷീഘൃതം മധ്യമമെന്നും പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सिद्धिः: success
• सिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• जायते: arises/occurs
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• हानिः: loss
• हानिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• पदे: at a step
• पदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त्या—पदे पदे (at every step)

• पदे: at every step
• पदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• उत्तमम्: best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गोघृतम्)

• गोघृतम्: cow-ghee
• गोघृतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (गोः घृतम्)

• प्रोक्तम्: is declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः, क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (is said)

• मध्यमम्: middling/medium
• मध्यमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (महिषीभवम्)

• महिषीभवम्: buffalo-derived (ghee)
• महिषीभवम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी-भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (महिष्याः भवम् = महिषीदुग्धादि-सम्भूतम्; i.e., buffalo-derived)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical-dharma context; Vedanga/kalpa-style guidance on ritual suitability)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It links spiritual/ritual success (siddhi) with correct dharmic procedure—especially the proper choice of offering-substances—stating that wrong practice leads to repeated loss, while cow ghee is upheld as the most efficacious.

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

Bhakti is expressed through careful, reverent worship; the verse implies that devotion should be accompanied by proper upacāra (offerings), where using the best-suited dravya—like cow ghee—supports auspicious outcomes in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented practical guidance on dravya-vicāra (evaluation of ritual materials): cow ghee is ranked superior for offerings, while buffalo-derived ghee is treated as secondary, affecting the fruit of rites.