Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

अर्द्धपूगफलोत्थं तु रमं संक्षिप्य तापयेत् । आतपे सद्य एवैतदासवं देवताप्रियाम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

arddhapūgaphalotthaṃ tu ramaṃ saṃkṣipya tāpayet | ātape sadya evaitadāsavaṃ devatāpriyām || 22 ||

Translation

Adapun ekstrak yang dibuat daripada separuh buah pūga (pinang), hendaklah dipekatkan lalu dipanaskan perlahan. Apabila diletakkan di bawah sinar matahari, āsava ini segera siap dan berkenan kepada para dewa.

Word by Word

• अर्द्ध-पूग-फल-उत्थम्: arising from half an areca-nut fruit
• अर्द्ध-पूग-फल-उत्थम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पूग (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘arising from half of an areca-nut fruit’ (तत्पुरुष)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle)

• रसम्: juice/essence
• रसम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• संक्षिप्य: having placed/collected
• संक्षिप्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त (Gerund), ‘having put/placed/collected together’

• तापयेत्: should heat
• तापयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should heat’

• आतपे: in sunlight
• आतपे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — कालवाचक (adverb): ‘immediately’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्धसूचक (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Demonstrative ‘this’

• आसवम्: fermented liquor/infusion
• आसवम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• देवता-प्रियाम्: dear to the gods
• देवता-प्रियाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; ‘dear to the deities’ (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devatā

FAQs

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

It links correct technical preparation (saṃkṣepa/reduction, gentle heating, and sun-setting) with ritual acceptability—stating that the resulting āsava becomes devatā-priya, i.e., fit and pleasing for sacred use.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through careful, rule-based offering: devotion is not only emotion but also precise upacāra—preparing substances properly so they are worthy for divine acceptance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical procedural teaching: reduction (saṃkṣipya), controlled heating (tāpayet), and sun-exposure (ātape) as a rapid finishing method for an āsava-type preparation used in ritual or allied technical contexts.