Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

मासेन सिद्धा यक्षिण्यः प्रत्यक्षा वांछितप्रदाः । केतकीकुसुमैः सिद्धाश्चेटका वारिधेस्तटे ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

māsena siddhā yakṣiṇyaḥ pratyakṣā vāṃchitapradāḥ | ketakīkusumaiḥ siddhāśceṭakā vāridhestaṭe || 38 ||

Translation

ഒരു മാസത്തിനകം യക്ഷിണികൾ സിദ്ധിയായി പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി ദർശനം നൽകി ഇഷ്ടവരങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്നു. കേതകീ പുഷ്പങ്ങളാൽ സമുദ്രതീരത്ത് ചേടക (സേവകാത്മാവ്)യും സിദ്ധിയാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मासेन: within a month / by a month
• मासेन: Karana (करण/time-measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/काल), एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; time-span)

• सिद्धाः: accomplished/attained
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• यक्षिण्यः: yakṣiṇīs
• यक्षिण्यः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• प्रत्यक्षाः: manifest, visible
• प्रत्यक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• वाञ्छित-प्रदाः: granting desired (boons)
• वाञ्छित-प्रदाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वाञ्छितं प्रददाति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• केतकी-कुसुमैः: with ketakī flowers
• केतकी-कुसुमैः: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतकी (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (केतक्याः कुसुमानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• सिद्धाः: accomplished
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• चेटकाः: servants/attendants
• चेटकाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• वारिधेः: of the ocean
• वारिधेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• तटे: on the shore/bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical sādhana/ritual attainments)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣiṇī
• Ceṭaka
• Vāridhi (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It highlights a results-oriented, time-bound model of sādhana where specific materials and locations are said to yield manifest outcomes, illustrating the Purana’s technical-ritual strand (prayoga) alongside broader dharma.

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

This verse is not primarily bhakti-oriented; it belongs to technical ritual instruction. Indirectly, it contrasts worldly/occult attainments (siddhi) with the higher aim of devotion and liberation emphasized elsewhere in the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-style ritual procedure—use of prescribed substances (ketakī flowers), a prescribed timeframe (one month), and a prescribed site (seashore), aligning with applied ritual knowledge connected to Kalpa (ritual science) and traditional timing/place considerations.