Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

तथा तत्तैलसंसिक्तैर्बीजैरंकोलकैरपि । मरिचैः सर्षपाज्याक्तौनशि होमानुसारतः ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

tathā tattailasaṃsiktairbījairaṃkolakairapi | maricaiḥ sarṣapājyāktaunaśi homānusārataḥ || 106 ||

Translation

اسی طرح اوشدھی-ہون کی مقررہ विधی کے مطابق، اسی تیل میں تر بیج، اَنکول کے بیج، کالی مرچ اور گھی میں ملی سرسوں بھی رات کو آہوتی کے طور پر چڑھائے۔ ۱۰۶

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/उपपद); ‘likewise/also’

• तत्: that/its
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that/its’ (in tattaila-)

• तैलसंसिक्तैः: moistened with oil
• तैलसंसिक्तैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैल + संसिक्त (प्रातिपदिक; संसिक्त = √सिच् क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—तैल-संसिक्त (तैलेन संसिक्ताः = ‘moistened with oil’)

• बीजैः: with seeds
• बीजैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन

• अंकोलकैः: with aṃkolaka (plant) items
• अंकोलकैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंकोलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘with aṃkolaka (a plant/fruit)’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि = ‘also/even’)

• मरिचैः: with pepper
• मरिचैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरिच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘with pepper-corns’

• सर्षपाज्य: mustard-ghee/oil
• सर्षपाज्य: Upapada (उपपदम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपद-पूर्वाङ्ग); समासः—सर्षप-आज्य (सर्षपस्य आज्यम् = ‘mustard-ghee/oil’)

• आक्तौ: in the smeared state (dual)
• आक्तौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √अञ्ज् क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th) द्विवचन; ‘when (two things are) smeared’/‘in the smeared (state)’ (locative dual; text appears elliptical)

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन

• होमानुसारतः: according to the homa rite
• होमानुसारतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: होम + अनुसार (प्रातिपदिक; अनुसार = अनु + √सृ/√सर्? ‘following’)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; समासः—होम-अनुसार (होमानुसारतः = ‘according to the homa procedure’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that ritual efficacy depends on exact adherence to prescribed substances and method, presenting homa as a disciplined, rule-governed sacred technology.

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

Indirectly: it frames correct worship through offerings as a form of obedient service (sevā) to divine order, where devotion expresses itself through careful, scripturally aligned practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical know-how—selection and preparation of oblation materials (oil-anointed seeds, aṅkola, pepper, mustard with ghee) and performing them according to homa-vidhi.