Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

वनिता युवती रम्याः प्रीणयेद्देवताधिया । होमांते धनधान्याद्यैस्तोषयेद्गुरुमात्मनः ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

vanitā yuvatī ramyāḥ prīṇayeddevatādhiyā | homāṃte dhanadhānyādyaistoṣayedgurumātmanaḥ || 79 ||

Translation

Sa pag-iisip na sila’y may pagka-diyos, igalang at pasayahin ang mga babae—mga dalaga, kabataang babae, at ang maririkit. At sa pagtatapos ng homa, bigyang-lugod ang sariling guru sa mga handog gaya ng yaman, butil, at iba pa.

Word by Word

• वनिताः: women
• वनिताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• युवतीः: young women
• युवतीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• रम्याः: charming/pleasant
• रम्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वनिताः/युवतीः)

• प्रीणयेत्: should please
• प्रीणयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु, causative/णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (to please/satisfy)

• देवताधिया: with the notion/intention of (as) deity
• देवताधिया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः धिया = with the thought of deity)

• होम-अन्ते: at the end of the homa
• होम-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (होमस्य अन्ते)

• धन-धान्य-आद्यैः: with wealth, grain, and the like
• धन-धान्य-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (wealth, grain, etc.)

• तोषयेत्: should satisfy
• तोषयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु, causative/णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग

• गुरुम्: the teacher
• गुरुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual context; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage assumed for this section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Devatāḥ (as a concept)

FAQs

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

It links ritual efficacy to ethical conduct: revering women as embodiments of the divine and completing homa with proper guru-honouring gifts, aligning outer sacrifice with inner dharma.

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

Bhakti is expressed as reverence and service—seeing the divine in living beings (especially women here) and offering respectful gratitude to the guru, through whom sacred knowledge and worship are transmitted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa-style guidance): the homa has a defined conclusion (homānta) and is completed with dakṣiṇā-like gifts to the guru, such as dhana and dhānya.