Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

रक्तांभोजैर्हुनेन्मंत्री धनैर्जयति वित्तपम् । बिल्वपत्रैर्भवेद्राज्यं रक्तपुष्पैर्वशीकृतिः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

raktāṃbhojairhunenmaṃtrī dhanairjayati vittapam | bilvapatrairbhavedrājyaṃ raktapuṣpairvaśīkṛtiḥ || 30 ||

Translation

Pengamal yang mengetahui mantra hendaklah mempersembahkan homa dengan teratai merah; dengan mempersembahkan harta dia menundukkan penguasa kekayaan. Dengan mempersembahkan daun bilva dia memperoleh kedaulatan; dengan mempersembahkan bunga merah dia menimbulkan vaśīkaraṇa, penundukan hati.

Word by Word

• रक्त-अम्भोजैः: with red lotuses
• रक्त-अम्भोजैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (रक्तानि अम्भोजानि)

• हुनेत्: should offer (in fire)
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• धनैः: with wealth
• धनैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• जयति: conquers, wins
• जयति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वित्तपम्: a wealthy person / giver of wealth
• वित्तपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्तप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बिल्व-पत्रैः: with bilva leaves
• बिल्व-पत्रैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (बिल्वस्य पत्राणि)

• भवेत्: would arise / be obtained
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma/Phala (फल/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र फलरूपेण प्रथमा (predicate nominative)

• रक्त-पुष्पैः: with red flowers
• रक्त-पुष्पैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (रक्तानि पुष्पाणि)

• वशी-कृतिः: subjugation, bringing under control
• वशी-कृतिः: Karta/Phala (फल/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशी (प्रातिपदिक) + कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (वशीकरणस्य कृतिः/क्रिया)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kubera

FAQs

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

It frames ritual offerings (dravya) as specific upāyas in mantra-homa practice, linking the substance offered—red lotus, wealth, bilva leaves, red flowers—to distinct intended results (phala) such as wealth, sovereignty, and control.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined ritual devotion—offering sacred items with mantra and intent—showing that devotion can take the form of precise worship acts, not only contemplation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical knowledge: selecting proper offering materials for homa and understanding phala-śruti style result-mapping, a feature of applied Vedic practice (kalpa/ritual procedure).