Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Dhvajāropaṇa and Dhvajāgopaṇa: Procedure, Stotra, and Phala (Merit) of Raising Viṣṇu’s Flag

Devanagari script

चतुर्भिश्च चतुर्भिश्च द्वाभ्यां पञ्चभिरेव च । हूयते च पुनर्द्वाभ्यां स मे विष्णुः प्रसीदतु ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

caturbhiśca caturbhiśca dvābhyāṃ pañcabhireva ca | hūyate ca punardvābhyāṃ sa me viṣṇuḥ prasīdatu || 35 ||

Translation

Четырьмя и четырьмя (возлияниями), двумя, равно и пятью; и снова двумя совершается приношение—да будет милостив ко мне тот Вишну.

Word by Word

• caturbhiḥ: with four (items/persons)
• caturbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; numeral used substantively

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• caturbhiḥ: with four
• caturbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• dvābhyām: with two
• dvābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• pañcabhiḥ: with five
• pañcabhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcan (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• hūyate: is offered (in oblation)
• hūyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hū (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/वर्तमान), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada; Passive sense (कर्मणि प्रयोग) ‘is offered/invoked’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• dvābhyām: with two
• dvābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• me: my / to me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prasīdatu: may (he) be gracious
• prasīdatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√sad (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Narada (in a teaching context within the Purva Bhaga dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames ritual precision (the counted oblations) as ultimately devotional—every offering culminates in a direct prayer: “May Viṣṇu be pleased,” showing that grace (prasāda) is the final aim beyond mere procedure.

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

Even while describing a technical homa pattern (two, four, five oblations), the verse ends with surrender and seeking Viṣṇu’s favor, indicating that correct action becomes bhakti when dedicated to the Lord rather than performed for pride or mere results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual discipline aligned with Kalpa (the Vedāṅga dealing with sacrificial procedure), emphasizing structured oblation counts (homa-vidhi) and the correct performance of offerings (āhuti) into the sacred fire.