Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 200

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

नालिकेरफलक्षोदं ससितं सगुडं तु वा । क्षौद्राक्षं जुहुयात्तद्वदयत्नाद्धनदोपमः ॥ २०० ॥

Transliteration

nālikeraphalakṣodaṃ sasitaṃ saguḍaṃ tu vā | kṣaudrākṣaṃ juhuyāttadvadayatnāddhanadopamaḥ || 200 ||

Translation

नारळफळाचा रस/सार साखरेसह किंवा गुळासह, अथवा मधात द्राक्षा मिसळून हवनाग्नीत आहुती द्यावी; असे केल्याने तो अल्प प्रयत्नात कुबेरासारखा धनवान होतो।

Word by Word

• नालिकेर-फल-क्षोदम्: powder of coconut fruit
• नालिकेर-फल-क्षोदम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; होम्य-द्रव्य (object of offering)

• स-शितम्: together with sugar (white sweet)
• स-शितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गसदृश; ‘सह’) + शित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षोदम्)

• स-गुडम्: together with jaggery
• स-गुडम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय; ‘सह’) + गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षोदम्)

• तु: but/and
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/contrast)

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• क्षौद्र-आक्षम्: honey-grapes (grapes with honey)
• क्षौद्र-आक्षम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; होम्य-द्रव्य

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतार्थक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• अयत्नात्: without effort; effortlessly
• अयत्नात्: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (by reason of)

• धनद-उपमः: like Kubera (lord of wealth)
• धनद-उपमः: कर्तृ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण (one who becomes like Kubera)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/kalpa-ritual context; traditionally in dialogue flow with Sanatkumara’s lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kubera (Dhanada)

FAQs

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

It frames prosperity (artha) as a dharmic result of disciplined yajña/homa—using pure, sweet oblations as symbolic offerings of nourishment and gratitude to the sacred order.

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

Though primarily ritualistic, the act of offering pleasing substances into agni is a devotional gesture of surrender and reverence, aligning one’s material aims with sacred worship rather than mere acquisition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (Vedanga of ritual procedure): specifying acceptable havis (oblations) and the expected phala (fruit), a typical technical instruction for homa performance.