Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 133

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

एषा तु सौतिकी प्रोक्ता त्रासी चाथ निगद्यते । दुष्टेभ्यस्त्रासमापन्नो यथालब्धोपचारंकैः ॥ १३३ ॥

Transliteration

eṣā tu sautikī proktā trāsī cātha nigadyate | duṣṭebhyastrāsamāpanno yathālabdhopacāraṃkaiḥ || 133 ||

Translation

พิธีนี้เรียกว่า ‘เสาติกี’ และยังเรียก ‘ตราสี’ ด้วย เมื่อถูกคนพาลทำให้หวาดกลัว พึงปฏิบัติตามด้วยวิธีแก้ไขที่หาได้ในขณะนั้น

Word by Word

• एषा: this (rite)
• एषा: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed; however
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle ‘but/indeed’)

• सौतिकी: the sūtaka-related (observance)
• सौतिकी: कर्तृसमानााधिकरण (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौतिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सूतकसम्बन्धिनी (pertaining to sūtaka)’

• प्रोक्ता: is declared
• प्रोक्ता: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रोक्त (कृदन्त; प्र√वच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is said/declared’

• त्रासी: (called) Trāsī
• त्रासी: कर्तृसमानााधिकरण (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (designation)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• अथ: then; also
• अथ: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/प्रस्तावार्थक (then/now)

• निगद्यते: is mentioned
• निगद्यते: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√गद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे ‘is spoken/mentioned’

• दुष्टेभ्यः: from the wicked
• दुष्टेभ्यः: अपादान (Apādāna/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), बहुवचन; ‘from the wicked’

• त्रासम्: fear; alarm
• त्रासम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आपन्नः: having become afflicted
• आपन्नः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपन्न (कृदन्त; आ√पद्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having fallen into/afflicted by’

• यथा: according as
• यथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थक (as/according to)

• लब्ध: obtained; available
• लब्ध: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (कृदन्त; √लभ्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘obtained/available’ (समासाङ्ग)

• उपचारकैः: with means of service/attentions
• उपचारकैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; साधन/करणार्थे (instrumental)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual classification context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Sautikī / Trāsī (protective procedure)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It frames a protective rite (Sautikī/Trāsī) as a dharmic, practical response to fear, emphasizing timely application of available remedies rather than panic or retaliation.

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

While not explicitly teaching bhakti here, it supports a sattvic, disciplined approach to adversity—using prescribed remedies and restraint—which complements devotional life and reliance on dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-style procedural knowledge—how a named rite is classified and when it should be deployed—typical of technical/ritual instruction associated with Vedanga-oriented sections.