Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131

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

Devanagari script

दौग्धाम्रमाज्यं मत्स्यंडी क्षौद्रं कीलालमेव च । पूजयेन्नवभिर्द्रव्यैः प्रत्येकं रविसंख्यया ॥ १३१ ॥

Transliteration

daugdhāmramājyaṃ matsyaṃḍī kṣaudraṃ kīlālameva ca | pūjayennavabhirdravyaiḥ pratyekaṃ ravisaṃkhyayā || 131 ||

Translation

Dengan susu, mangga (atau jusnya), ghee, gula batu, madu, serta arak yang diperam (kīlāla), hendaklah dilakukan pemujaan dengan sembilan bahan ini—setiap satu dipersembahkan menurut bilangan yang sama dengan bilangan Surya (Matahari).

Word by Word

• दौग्ध: milk-based
• दौग्ध: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दौग्ध (प्रातिपदिक; दुग्ध-सम्बन्धिन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective used attributively

• आम्रम्: mango (juice/pulp)
• आम्रम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• आज्यम्: ghee
• आज्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• मत्स्यण्डी: sugar-candy / crystallized sugar
• मत्स्यण्डी: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्यण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (सूच्यते—द्रव्यसूची)

• क्षौद्रम्: honey
• क्षौद्रम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• कीलालम्: sweet drink / fermented beverage
• कीलालम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीलाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजयेत्: should worship/offer
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; numeral adjective

• द्रव्यैः: with substances/items
• द्रव्यैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• प्रत्येकम्: each, individually
• प्रत्येकम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्येक (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक एकवचनरूपेण)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे अव्यय (adverb)

• रवि-संख्यया: by the number of the Sun (i.e., twelvefold count)
• रवि-संख्यया: करण/प्रमाण (Instrument/measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ravi-sankhyā = number of the Sun)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction-dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)

FAQs

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

It encodes a precise ritual rule: worship is strengthened by offering specific dravyas in a fixed sacred count (ravisaṃkhyā), aligning the rite with the solar principle of order, measure, and auspicious timing.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upacāra—devotion made tangible through carefully chosen offerings and counted repetitions, turning reverence into a structured act of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and sacred enumeration are emphasized—how offerings (dravyas) are selected and how counts are fixed by a deity-number (ravisaṃkhyā), reflecting technical liturgical practice akin to kalpa/ritual science.