Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

अपामार्गार्कदूर्वाणां होमो लक्ष्मीप्रदोऽघनुत् । स्त्रीवश्यकृत्प्रियंगूणां मुराणां भूतशांतिदः ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

apāmārgārkadūrvāṇāṃ homo lakṣmīprado'ghanut | strīvaśyakṛtpriyaṃgūṇāṃ murāṇāṃ bhūtaśāṃtidaḥ || 34 ||

Translation

Ang homa na may apāmārga, arka, at damong dūrvā ay sinasabing nagbibigay ng biyaya ni Lakṣmī at pumupuksa ng kasalanan. Ang homa na may priyangu ay sinasabing nakapagsasailalim ng mga babae; ang homa na may murā ay sinasabing nagpapatahimik sa mga bhūta (mga ligalig na espiritu).

Word by Word

• [{'sanskrit': 'apāmārga', 'gloss': 'the apāmārga plant (commonly identified with Achyranthes aspera)'}, {'sanskrit': 'arka', 'gloss': 'the arka plant (commonly identified with Calotropis spp.)'}, {'sanskrit': 'dūrvāṇām', 'gloss': 'of dūrvā grass (commonly identified with Cynodon dactylon)'}, {'sanskrit': 'homah', 'gloss': 'fire-offering

• oblation into fire (homa)'}, {'sanskrit': 'lakṣmī-pradaḥ', 'gloss': 'bestowing prosperity/fortune (lakṣmī)'}, {'sanskrit': 'agha-nut', 'gloss': 'destroying sin/evil (agha)'}, {'sanskrit': 'strī-vaśya-kṛt', 'gloss': 'causing women to be subject/amenable (vaśya = under control/influence)'}, {'sanskrit': 'priyaṃgūṇām', 'gloss': 'of priyangu (a fragrant plant

• often identified with Aglaia elaeagnoidea or related identifications in later tradition)'}, {'sanskrit': 'murāṇām', 'gloss': 'of murā (a plant/drug

• identification varies by tradition)'}, {'sanskrit': 'bhūta-śānti-daḥ', 'gloss': 'giving pacification/appeasement of bhūtas (spirits/ghostly beings)'}]

Speaker

Anonymous/narratorial (text does not specify a speaker in this verse alone).

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• apāmārga
• arka
• dūrvā
• priyangu
• murā
• homa
• lakṣmī
• agha
• bhūta

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