Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

रक्तचन्दनकर्पूरकर्चूरागुरुरोचनाः । चन्दनं केशरं मांसीं क्रमाद्भागैनिंयोजयेत् ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

raktacandanakarpūrakarcūrāgururocanāḥ | candanaṃ keśaraṃ māṃsīṃ kramādbhāgainiṃyojayet || 38 ||

Translation

രക്തചന്ദനം, കർപ്പൂരം, കചൂർ, അഗരു, ഗോറോചന; തുടർന്ന് ചന്ദനം, കേശരം, മാംസി—ഇവയെല്ലാം ക്രമമായി നിശ്ചിത അളവിലെ ഭാഗങ്ങളായി ചേർക്കണം।

Word by Word

• रक्तचन्दनकर्पूरकर्चूरागुरुरोचनाः: red sandal, camphor, turmeric, agaru, and rocanā (a pigment)
• रक्तचन्दनकर्पूरकर्चूरागुरुरोचनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त-चन्दन + कर्पूर + कर्चूर + अगुरु + रोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-मिश्रद्रव्यसमाहारः; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective dvandva)

• चन्दनम्: sandalwood
• चन्दनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• केशरम्: saffron
• केशरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• मांसीम्: māṃsī (spikenard)
• मांसीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): "क्रमेण/क्रमशः" = in order, successively

• भागैः: by portions/parts
• भागैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नियोजयेत्: should combine/assign
• नियोजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; causative sense in usage: "should assign/mix in"

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, within the technical/vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It sacralizes precision in ritual practice: offering-materials (gandha/unguents) are not random, but prepared in ordered sequence and proportion, reflecting purity (śauca) and disciplined worship.

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

Bhakti is expressed through careful upacāra—loving, attentive preparation of fragrant substances used in pūjā and anointing, showing reverence through orderly service rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, procedure-focused approach akin to Kalpa (ritual method): the verse emphasizes kramā (sequence) and bhāga (measured parts), i.e., standardized formulation for ritual substances.