Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 185

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

Devanagari script

ध्येयाः कनकरत्नौघधारायुक्कलशोज्वलाः । तद्बहिश्चाष्टनिधायः पूरयंतो धनैर्धराम् ॥ १८५ ॥

Transliteration

dhyeyāḥ kanakaratnaughadhārāyukkalaśojvalāḥ | tadbahiścāṣṭanidhāyaḥ pūrayaṃto dhanairdharām || 185 ||

Translation

അവരെ സ്വർണ്ണധാരകളും രത്നകൂട്ടങ്ങളുടെ പ്രവാഹവും നിറഞ്ഞ ദീപ്തിമാന കലശങ്ങളായി ധ്യാനിക്കണം; അതിന്റെ പുറത്തായി അഷ്ടനിധികൾ ധനത്താൽ ഭൂമിയെ നിറയ്ക്കുന്നതായും ധ്യാനിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• ध्येयाः: to be contemplated
• ध्येयाः: विधेय (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्येय (प्रातिपदिक; ध्यै धातोः)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘to be meditated upon’

• कनक-रत्न-ओघ-धारा-युक्त-कलश-उज्वलाः: shining with pots endowed with streams of floods of gold and jewels
• कनक-रत्न-ओघ-धारा-युक्त-कलश-उज्वलाः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक) + धारा (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कलश (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘येषां कलशाः कनक-रत्न-ओघ-धाराभिः युक्ताः (सन्ति) ते’ (those whose pots are endowed with streams of floods of gold and jewels)

• तत्: then
• तत्: सम्बन्ध/क्रम (Discourse link/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; ‘then/thereupon’ (discourse particle)

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: देशाधिकरण (Locative adverb/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

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

• अष्ट-निधायः: the eight treasures
• अष्ट-निधायः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः—अष्टौ निधयः (the eight treasures)

• पूरयन्तः: filling
• पूरयन्तः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरय् (धातु; पूर् causative)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘filling’

• धनैः: with riches
• धनैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• धराम्: the earth
• धराम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Object), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework; instructional/visualization style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It teaches ritual-dhyāna (sacred visualization): prosperity is contemplated as divinely ordered abundance—symbolized by shining kalaśas and the aṣṭa-nidhis—so the mind aligns with auspiciousness and disciplined giving/householder dharma.

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

By prescribing dhyāna on auspicious symbols, it supports devotional concentration (bhakti through upāsanā): wealth is not merely possessed but contemplated as a sacred trust, ideally offered and used in dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual technique: the use of prescribed imagery (kalaśa, nidhis) as part of a structured rite/meditation, emphasizing correct ritual conception and symbolic placement (inside/outside) for intended results.