Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 185

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

ध्येयाः कनकरत्नौघधारायुक्कलशोज्वलाः । तद्बहिश्चाष्टनिधायः पूरयंतो धनैर्धराम् ॥ १८५ ॥

Transliteration

dhyeyāḥ kanakaratnaughadhārāyukkalaśojvalāḥ | tadbahiścāṣṭanidhāyaḥ pūrayaṃto dhanairdharām || 185 ||

Translation

ان کا دھیان ایسے روشن کلشوں کے طور پر کیا جائے جو سونے کی دھاروں اور جواہرات کے انباروں سے لبریز ہوں؛ اور ان کے باہر اَشٹ نِدھیاں زمین کو دولت سے بھر رہی ہوں—یوں بھی دھیان کیا جائے۔

Word by Word

• ध्येयाः: to be contemplated
• ध्येयाः: विधेय (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्येय (प्रातिपदिक; ध्यै धातोः)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘to be meditated upon’

• कनक-रत्न-ओघ-धारा-युक्त-कलश-उज्वलाः: shining with pots endowed with streams of floods of gold and jewels
• कनक-रत्न-ओघ-धारा-युक्त-कलश-उज्वलाः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक) + धारा (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कलश (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘येषां कलशाः कनक-रत्न-ओघ-धाराभिः युक्ताः (सन्ति) ते’ (those whose pots are endowed with streams of floods of gold and jewels)

• तत्: then
• तत्: सम्बन्ध/क्रम (Discourse link/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; ‘then/thereupon’ (discourse particle)

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: देशाधिकरण (Locative adverb/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अष्ट-निधायः: the eight treasures
• अष्ट-निधायः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः—अष्टौ निधयः (the eight treasures)

• पूरयन्तः: filling
• पूरयन्तः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरय् (धातु; पूर् causative)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘filling’

• धनैः: with riches
• धनैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• धराम्: the earth
• धराम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Object), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework; instructional/visualization style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It teaches ritual-dhyāna (sacred visualization): prosperity is contemplated as divinely ordered abundance—symbolized by shining kalaśas and the aṣṭa-nidhis—so the mind aligns with auspiciousness and disciplined giving/householder dharma.

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

By prescribing dhyāna on auspicious symbols, it supports devotional concentration (bhakti through upāsanā): wealth is not merely possessed but contemplated as a sacred trust, ideally offered and used in dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual technique: the use of prescribed imagery (kalaśa, nidhis) as part of a structured rite/meditation, emphasizing correct ritual conception and symbolic placement (inside/outside) for intended results.