Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

पुष्पैर्बिल्वफलैर्वापि होमाल्लक्ष्मीः स्थिरा भवेत् । अपमृत्युं जयेन्मन्त्री गुडूच्या दुग्धयुक्तया ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

puṣpairbilvaphalairvāpi homāllakṣmīḥ sthirā bhavet | apamṛtyuṃ jayenmantrī guḍūcyā dugdhayuktayā || 35 ||

Translation

फुले किंवा बिल्वफळे यांची आहुती देऊन केलेल्या होमाने लक्ष्मी स्थिर होते. आणि दूधयुक्त गुडूचीच्या प्रयोगाने मंत्रसाधक अपमृत्यूवर विजय मिळवतो.

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• बिल्वफलैः: with bilva fruits
• बिल्वफलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'of bilva'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (particle: 'also/even')

• होमात्: from (such) a homa / by oblation
• होमात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī / prosperity
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्थिरा: steady
• स्थिरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अपमृत्युम्: untimely death
• अपमृत्युम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/अव्ययीभाव-प्राय अर्थ: 'untimely death'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• जयेत्: should conquer
• जयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मन्त्री: the mantra-practitioner
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• गुडूच्या: with guḍūcī
• गुडूच्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• दुग्धयुक्तया: mixed with milk
• दुग्धयुक्तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुग्ध + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तृतीया: 'with milk'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (गुडूच्या)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi
• Bilva
• Guduchi

FAQs

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

It links ritual purity and correct homa offerings (flowers/bilva) with the stabilizing of Lakṣmī (enduring prosperity), and presents mantra-sādhana as a means to protect life-force by overcoming apamṛtyu (untimely death).

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

Bhakti is expressed here as reverent, disciplined worship through homa offerings associated with auspiciousness (bilva/flowers), aiming not only at material welfare (Lakṣmī) but also at protection of life for sustained dharma and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure (homa-prayoga) and mantra-sādhana, along with a traditional medicinal adjunct (guḍūcī with milk), reflecting technical, practice-oriented knowledge typical of the Vedāṅga-aligned sections in Book 1.3.