Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

नंद्यावर्तभवैः पुष्पैर्होमो वाक्सिद्धिदायकः । निंबप्रसूनैर्जुहुयादीप्सितश्रीसमृद्धये ॥ १५० ॥

Transliteration

naṃdyāvartabhavaiḥ puṣpairhomo vāksiddhidāyakaḥ | niṃbaprasūnairjuhuyādīpsitaśrīsamṛddhaye || 150 ||

Translation

โฮมะที่ถวายด้วยดอกนันทยาวรรตะย่อมประทานวากสิทธิ (ความสำเร็จแห่งวาจา). เพื่อความรุ่งเรืองแห่งศรีตามปรารถนา ควรถวายดอกสะเดา (นิมพะ) ลงในไฟบูชา.

Word by Word

• नन्द्यावर्त-भवैः: born from nandyāvarta (plant)
• नन्द्यावर्त-भवैः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्द्यावर्त + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; पुष्पैः इति विशेष्य-अन्वय; तत्पुरुष (‘arising from/produced by nandyāvarta’)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• होमः: homa
• होमः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वाक्-सिद्धि-दायकः: bestowing success in speech
• वाक्-सिद्धि-दायकः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् + सिद्धि + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; होमः इति विशेष्य-अन्वय; तत्पुरुष (‘giver of speech-success’)

• निंब-प्रसूनैः: with neem blossoms
• निंब-प्रसूनैः: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निंब + प्रसून (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘neem-flowers’)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ईप्सित-श्री-समृद्धये: for the increase of desired prosperity
• ईप्सित-श्री-समृद्धये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradana/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त; आप्/ईप्स् धात्वर्थ ‘to desire’) + श्री + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘for the increase of desired prosperity’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shri (prosperity/Lakshmi principle)

FAQs

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

It teaches the principle of dravya-guṇa (the efficacy of ritual substances): specific offerings in homa are linked to specific siddhis—here, refined speech (vāk-siddhi) and the increase of Śrī (prosperity).

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

While primarily ritual-technical, it supports Bhakti indirectly: vāk-siddhi strengthens truthful praise, japa, and stotra-recitation, and Śrī-samṛddhi sustains dharmic living that can be dedicated to Viṣṇu-oriented worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical Kalpa (Vedic ritual procedure) by prescribing specific homa materials (flowers) and stating their intended phala (result), a hallmark of technical instruction in Book 1.3.