Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

अवाप्नोति हुतैराज्यैः रत्नै रत्नं च साधकः । शालिपिष्टमयीं कृत्वा पुत्तलीं ससितां ततः ॥ १४३ ॥

Transliteration

avāpnoti hutairājyaiḥ ratnai ratnaṃ ca sādhakaḥ | śālipiṣṭamayīṃ kṛtvā puttalīṃ sasitāṃ tataḥ || 143 ||

Translation

ด้วยการถวายเนยใส สาธกย่อมได้ความรุ่งเรืองแห่งอำนาจ; และด้วยการถวายอัญมณี ย่อมได้อัญมณี. จากนั้นให้ปั้นรูปเล็กสีขาวด้วยแป้งข้าวเจ้า แล้วจึงดำเนินพิธีต่อไป.

Word by Word

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) उपसर्गः अव-
• Form: लट्-लकार (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हुतैः: by offerings made
• हुतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हु (धातु) क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• आज्यैः: with ghee
• आज्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• रत्नैः: with gems
• रत्नैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• रत्नम्: a gem
• रत्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• साधकः: the practitioner
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• शालि-पिष्ट-मयीम्: made of rice-flour
• शालि-पिष्ट-मयीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शालि (प्रातिपदिक) + पिष्ट (कृदन्त; पिष् धातोः क्त) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शालिपिष्टस्य मयी = made of rice-flour)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having made/done'

• पुत्तलीम्: a doll/figurine
• पुत्तलीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्तली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• स-शिताम्: white/bright (with whiteness)
• स-शिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + शित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (सहितार्थे: 'with whiteness/bright')

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a technical/ritual section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It states a phala-śruti principle: specific offerings in a rite are linked to specific results—ghee to royal prosperity and jewels to material abundance—then it introduces a precise ritual step (making a white rice-flour effigy), emphasizing disciplined procedure in sacred acts.

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

Direct bhakti is not explicit here; the verse reflects karma-yoga in a Purāṇic setting—offering valued substances with reverence and correctness. In the Narada Purana framework, such ritual action is typically meant to be performed with faith and dedication, which supports devotional orientation even when the immediate topic is ritual technique.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical know-how: selection of offering substances (ājyāhuti, ratna-dāna/ratna-homa) and a procedural instruction to prepare a specified ritual object (a white puttalikā from rice paste), reflecting applied śrauta/smārta style discipline and prayoga (procedure).