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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

पद्मैस्तु वशयेद्भूपांस्तत्पत्नीश्चोत्पलैस्तथा । कुमुदैर्मंत्रिणोऽश्वत्थसमिद्भिर्वाडवाञ्शुभैः ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

padmaistu vaśayedbhūpāṃstatpatnīścotpalaistathā | kumudairmaṃtriṇo'śvatthasamidbhirvāḍavāñśubhaiḥ || 37 ||

Translation

Com flores de lótus, trazem-se os reis sob influência; e, do mesmo modo, com lótus azuis influenciam-se as rainhas. Com nenúfares brancos (kumuda) influenciam-se os ministros; e com gravetos de oferenda (samidh) do auspicioso aśvattha sagrado, influenciam-se as mulheres nobres.

Word by Word
पद्मैःwith lotuses
पद्मैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (by/with lotuses)
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात/पदार्थ-विशेषक — particle ‘but/indeed’
वशयेत्should bring under control
वशयेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवश् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘should subdue/control’
भूपान्kings
भूपान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural
तत्-पत्नीःtheir wives
तत्-पत्नीः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘their wives’ (acc. pl.)
चand
च:
Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक — conjunction ‘and’
उत्पलैःwith lotuses (utpala)
उत्पलैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — adverb ‘thus/likewise’
कुमुदैःwith kumuda-flowers
कुमुदैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकुमुद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural
मन्त्रिणःministers
मन्त्रिणः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural (ministers)
अश्वत्थ-समिद्भिःwith aśvattha fuel-sticks
अश्वत्थ-समिद्भिः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + समिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (समिध्), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘with aśvattha kindling-sticks’
वाडवान्Vāḍavas (a class of beings/people)
वाडवान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural
शुभैःauspicious
शुभैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; विशेषण (qualifying the instruments like samid/flowers)
Speaker

Narada (teaching Sanatkumara in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
A
Ashvattha

FAQs

It maps specific ritual materials (flowers and samidha) to intended targets, illustrating the Purana’s technical teaching that dravya (rite-material) selection is integral to mantra-karman and must be chosen according to prescribed correspondences.

Indirectly: it belongs to the technical/ritual strand (Book 1.3) rather than pure bhakti-stuti, showing how regulated rites (when ethically framed) can support social harmony and religious goals, while bhakti remains the higher orientation in the Purana’s wider teaching.

Ritual procedure and material-correspondence—an applied aspect of Kalpa (ritual discipline) and mantra-prayoga—where particular flowers and samidha are prescribed for specific ritual intentions.

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