Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

क्षौद्राक्तैरुप्तलै रक्तैर्हवनात्प्रोक्तकालतः । सुवर्णं समवाप्नोति निधिं वा वसुधां तु वा ॥ १९५ ॥

Transliteration

kṣaudrāktairuptalai raktairhavanātproktakālataḥ | suvarṇaṃ samavāpnoti nidhiṃ vā vasudhāṃ tu vā || 195 ||

Translation

เมื่อทำพิธีบูชาไฟตามกาลที่กำหนดด้วยดอกบัวแดงทาด้วยน้ำผึ้ง ย่อมได้ทองคำ—หรือได้ขุมทรัพย์ หรือแม้แต่ที่ดิน.

Word by Word

• क्षौद्र-आक्तैः: with (lotuses) anointed with honey
• क्षौद्र-आक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षौद्र + आक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √अञ्ज्/√अक्त्? (धातु) ‘to smear/anoint’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (‘smeared with honey’)

• उत्पलैः: with lotuses
• उत्पलैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन

• रक्तैः: red
• रक्तैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √रञ्ज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हवनात्: from the offering; by the havana
• हवनात्: अपादान (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th/पञ्चमी) एकवचन; हेतु/कारणार्थे

• प्रोक्त-कालतः: according to the prescribed time
• प्रोक्त-कालतः: अधिकरण (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रोक्त + काल + तस् (प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from/according to’; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘the stated time’)

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• समवाप्नोति: fully obtains
• समवाप्नोति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) with सम्-अव- उपसर्ग
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present) प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person) एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निधिम्: treasure
• निधिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• वसुधाम्: earth; land
• वसुधाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (adversative/emphatic particle)

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the phala of specified homa-vidhis)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It illustrates the Purana’s technical, Vedanga-aligned view that correctly timed and correctly constituted homa (materials + procedure + kala) produces definite, stated results (phala), here focused on material prosperity.

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

Bhakti is not explicit here; the verse belongs to a technical-ritual register where disciplined offering (havana) and observance of prescribed time are emphasized. In the Narada Purana’s broader framework, such karma is typically to be subordinated to devotion and right intention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and the importance of kala (timing) are foregrounded: the homa must be done with specified substances (red utpala with honey) and at the prokta-kala to yield the stated phala.