Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 123

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

Devanagari script

नवनीतयुतेनाथ सायाह्ने तर्पयेत्पुनः । ससितोपलमिश्रेण पयसा वैष्णवोत्तमः ॥ १२३ ॥

Transliteration

navanītayutenātha sāyāhne tarpayetpunaḥ | sasitopalamiśreṇa payasā vaiṣṇavottamaḥ || 123 ||

Translation

त्यानंतर सायंकाळी वैष्णवांतील श्रेष्ठ भक्ताने पुन्हा तर्पण करावे—नवनीत (लोणी) घातलेल्या व मिश्री मिसळलेल्या दुधाने।

Word by Word

• नवनीत-युतेन: with (milk) containing butter
• नवनीत-युतेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवनीत (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with (something) containing butter’ (instrumental; understood with payasā/offerings)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक particle): ‘then/now’

• सायाह्ने: in the evening
• सायाह्ने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायाह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in the evening’

• तर्पयेत्: should satisfy (with offerings)
• तर्पयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तृप्/√तर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should satisfy/offer’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरर्थक adverb): ‘again’

• स-शित-उपल-मिश्रेण: mixed with sugar-candy
• स-शित-उपल-मिश्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + शित (प्रातिपदिक) + उपल (प्रातिपदिक) + मिश्र (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘mixed with sugar-candy (śitopala)’; here śitopala = शित + उपल (karmadhāraya within)

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with milk’

• वैष्णव-उत्तमः: the best Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णव-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘the best Vaiṣṇava’

Speaker

Narada (teaching a Vaiṣṇava rite within the Vedāṅga/kalpa-style procedural context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, time-specific worship: repeating tarpaṇa in the evening with sattvic offerings (milk, butter, sugar) as an act of purity, gratitude, and devotion aligned with Vaiṣṇava dharma.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as careful service (sevā) through prescribed offerings—using gentle, nourishing substances and repeating the rite at proper times—showing devotion through consistency and ritual attentiveness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is highlighted: the verse specifies timing (sāyāhna) and the exact material composition of the offering (payas with navanīta and sitopala), reflecting technical precision in rite-performance.