Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

एवं द्वादशधा होमान्नरनारीनराधिपाः । वश्या भवंति सप्ताडाज्ज्वरार्त्तीश्चास्य वांछया ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ dvādaśadhā homānnaranārīnarādhipāḥ | vaśyā bhavaṃti saptāḍājjvarārttīścāsya vāṃchayā || 111 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ เมื่อประกอบโหมะตามแบบสิบสองประการ ชาย หญิง แม้กษัตริย์ก็ยอมอยู่ในอำนาจภายในเจ็ดวัน; ผู้ทุกข์ด้วยไข้ก็เป็นไปตามเจตนาของเขา

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• dvādaśadhā: in twelvefold manner
• dvādaśadhā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + dhā (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Numeral adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय): ‘in twelve ways’

• homāt: from the oblation/rite of offering
• homāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (5th), Ekavacana; source/cause

• nara-nārī-nara-adhipāḥ: kings/rulers (lords of men and women)
• nara-nārī-nara-adhipāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + nārī (प्रातिपदिक) + nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa ‘lords of men and women’ (complex determinative)

• vaśyāḥ: submissive/controllable
• vaśyāḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; predicate adjective

• bhavanti: become/are
• bhavanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada

• saptāhāt: after a week
• saptāhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (5th), Ekavacana; time-from (ablative)

• jvara-ārttīḥ: fever-afflictions/sufferings
• jvara-ārttīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ārti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa ‘afflictions due to fever’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle

• asya: of him/of this person
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; pronoun ‘of him/this’

• vāṃchayā: by (one’s) desire/wish
• vāṃchayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṃchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental of means/motive

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It presents homa as a technical Vedic prayoga where disciplined, rule-based performance is said to yield rapid, observable effects—showing the Purana’s emphasis on ritual efficacy within the Vedanga-oriented section.

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

Bhakti is not explicit here; the verse focuses on ritual application (homa) and sankalpa (intention). In the Narada Purana’s broader frame, such rites are typically meant to be aligned with dharma and reverence to the deity/mantra rather than mere coercive aims.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Practical ritual procedure (kalpa/prayoga) is highlighted: performing a homa in specified “twelvefold” modes and the time-bound result (seven days), reflecting technical instruction typical of Vedanga-linked sections.