Shloka 114

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

गंडपिंडककृत्यानां नाशनं कुरुते ध्रुवम् । व्याधिघाते समिद्भिश्च घृतं क्षीरेण होभयेत् ॥ ११४ ॥

Transliteration

gaṃḍapiṃḍakakṛtyānāṃ nāśanaṃ kurute dhruvam | vyādhighāte samidbhiśca ghṛtaṃ kṣīreṇa hobhayet || 114 ||

Translation

Tunay nitong winawasak ang masasamang ritwal (kṛtyā) gaya ng gaṇḍa at piṇḍaka. Upang maalis ang karamdaman, magsagawa ng homa gamit ang mga patpat na panggatong, at maghandog ng ghee na may kasamang gatas ng baka.

Word by Word

• gaṇḍa-piṇḍaka-kṛtyānām: of swellings, lumps, and witchcraft-afflictions
• gaṇḍa-piṇḍaka-kṛtyānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + piṇḍaka (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.) ‘kṛtyā’ as head; Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (plural); genitive: “of (the) gaṇḍa, piṇḍaka and kṛtyā (afflictions/witchcrafts)”

• nāśanam: destruction; removal
• nāśanam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Prathamā-vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

• kurute: does; brings about
• kurute: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/वर्तमान), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (singular)

• dhruvam: certainly; surely
• dhruvam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used as adverb; niścayārtha (certainty)

• vyādhi-ghāte: in (the rite of) destroying disease
• vyādhi-ghāte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + ghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Saptamī-vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular); locative: “in/for the striking down of disease”

• samidbhiḥ: with fuel-sticks
• samidbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• ghṛtam: ghee
• ghṛtam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular)

• kṣīreṇa: with milk
• kṣīreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular)

• homaṃ bhayet: should offer (as oblation) / perform homa
• homaṃ bhayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ/vidhiliṅ-arthī injunctional sense; Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (singular); understood object ‘homaṃ’ (acc. sg.)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga teachings)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

The verse presents homa as a dharmic purifier: a Vedic fire-offering that neutralizes harmful kṛtyā-type afflictions and restores order (śānti) by sanctified oblations.

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

While primarily ritual-focused, it implies that healing and protection are sought through reverent Vedic acts—offering pure substances (ghee, milk) into sacred fire with faith—aligning one’s life with devotional discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure): the practical rule that disease-removal rites may be performed by homa using samid (fuel-sticks) with ghṛta and kṣīra as the prescribed oblations.