Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

एवं मधुसमायोगान्माध्वी पैष्टीं श्रृणु प्रिय । अध्यर्द्धद्विगुणे तोये श्रपयेत्तंदुलं शनैः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ madhusamāyogānmādhvī paiṣṭīṃ śrṛṇu priya | adhyarddhadviguṇe toye śrapayettaṃdulaṃ śanaiḥ || 15 ||

Translation

Demikianlah, setelah diterangkan campuran madu yang tepat, dengarlah wahai yang dikasihi, tentang penyediaan “mādhvī” (minuman seumpama mead) daripada tepung: dalam air sebanyak dua setengah kali, rebuslah butir beras perlahan-lahan.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• मधु-समायोगात्: from the mixture with honey
• मधु-समायोगात्: अपादान/हेतु (Apādāna/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + समायोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ‘from/owing to the combination with honey’

• माध्वी: Mādhvī (honey-based liquor)
• माध्वी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पैष्टीम्: Paiṣṭī (grain-based liquor)
• पैष्टीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैष्टी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रिय: O dear one
• प्रिय: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• अध्यर्द्ध-द्विगुणे: in water of threefold measure
• अध्यर्द्ध-द्विगुणे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यर्द्ध + द्विगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘one-and-a-half times doubled’ (i.e., 3×) qualifying तोये

• तोये: in water
• तोये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• श्रपयेत्: should boil/cook
• श्रपयेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense often ‘cause to cook/boil’

• तण्डुलम्: rice grains
• तण्डुलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sage Nārada (instructing, in a technical/ritual-science context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

Its significance is practical and dhārmic: it preserves precise procedural knowledge (vidhi) and correct measures for ritual/technical preparations, reflecting the Purāṇic emphasis that right method and proportion support purity and efficacy.

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

This specific verse is not a direct bhakti teaching; it supports a disciplined lifestyle and correct observance of prescribed procedures, which in the Purāṇic framework can accompany devotional practice through orderly conduct and purity in offerings/preparations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical measurement and procedural discipline—exact proportion (two-and-a-half times water) and controlled heating (slow boiling)—a hallmark of applied ritual/auxiliary sciences used in regulated preparations.