Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुत्वा प्रणम्याथ विसृज्य धरणीसुतम् । यथाशक्त्या प्रदाय स्वं गृह्णीयाद्ब्रणाशिषः ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ stutvā praṇamyātha visṛjya dharaṇīsutam | yathāśaktyā pradāya svaṃ gṛhṇīyādbraṇāśiṣaḥ || 113 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ เมื่อสรรเสริญแล้วนอบน้อมกราบไหว้ จากนั้นส่ง “โอรสแห่งพระธรณี” ไปด้วยความเคารพ ควรถวายทานตามกำลัง และรับพรอาศีรวาทจากพราหมณ์

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having praised)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bowed)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• विसृज्य: having dismissed
• विसृज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having dismissed/released)

• धरणी-सुतम्: the son of the Earth
• धरणी-सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: धरण्याः सुतः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यथा-शक्त्या: according to one’s capacity
• यथा-शक्त्या: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण (instrumental singular in form) क्रियाविशेषण (according to ability)

• प्रदाय: having given
• प्रदाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having given)

• स्वम्: one’s own (wealth/portion)
• स्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; स्वकीय-वाचक (one’s own)

• गृह्णीयात्: should accept
• गृह्णीयात्: Vidhi-kriyā (विधेयक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्म-आशिषः: from Brahmin blessings
• ब्रह्म-आशिषः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मणः आशिषः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Brahmana

FAQs

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

It teaches the dharmic completion of a rite: praise (stuti), humility (praṇāma), respectful leave-taking, and then dāna followed by receiving brāhmaṇa blessings—linking devotion and right conduct to auspicious spiritual outcomes.

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

Bhakti is expressed not only through praise and reverence but also through respectful behavior and generosity; the verse frames devotion as worship completed by selfless giving and honoring sacred benedictions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice): the proper sequence for concluding an interaction/rite—stuti, praṇāma, visarga (formal dismissal), dāna according to means, and acceptance of āśīrvāda.