Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

विषार्कक्षीरयोगेन मारणं भवति ध्रुवम् । लिखित्वैवं यंत्रराजं गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्यजेत् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

viṣārkakṣīrayogena māraṇaṃ bhavati dhruvam | likhitvaivaṃ yaṃtrarājaṃ gandhapuṣpādibhiryajet || 45 ||

Translation

زہر اور اَرک کے دودھیا رس کے ملاپ سے مارن یقینی طور پر واقع ہوتا ہے۔ یوں ‘ینترراج’ لکھ کر خوشبو، پھول وغیرہ سے اس کی پوجا کرے۔

Word by Word

• विषार्कक्षीरयोगेन: by the combination of poison, arka (Calotropis) milk, etc.
• विषार्कक्षीरयोगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष + अर्क + क्षीर + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• मारणम्: killing (effect/rite)
• मारणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certain/inevitable
• ध्रुवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• लिखित्वा: having written
• लिखित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having written)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• यन्त्रराजम्: the king of yantras (chief diagram)
• यन्त्रराजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• गन्धपुष्पादिभिः: with perfumes, flowers, and the like
• गन्धपुष्पादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + पुष्प + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (instrumental plural); -आदि-समास (with perfumes, flowers, etc.)

• यजेत्: should worship/offer
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (should worship/sacrifice)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Arka (sun-plant)

FAQs

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

It presents a technical (prayoga) instruction from the Third Pada, showing how ritual diagrams (yantras) are treated as objects of formal worship with offerings—highlighting the Purana’s inclusion of applied ritual sciences alongside devotional teaching.

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

Bhakti is implied through the act of upacāra—worship with flowers and fragrances—showing that even technical instruments like yantras are approached through reverential ritual service rather than mere mechanics.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice): preparing a specific mixture, inscribing a yantra, and performing prescribed offerings—an example of technical liturgy and ritual protocol.