Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

समूलमूलैर्जुहुयाच्छरैर्दशशतं पृथक् । रिपुं खादन्निव जपेन्निर्दहन्निव तं क्षिपेत् ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

samūlamūlairjuhuyāccharairdaśaśataṃ pṛthak | ripuṃ khādanniva japennirdahanniva taṃ kṣipet || 73 ||

Translation

Với những mũi tên (śara) làm từ vật liệu “samūlamūla” (cả rễ lẫn gốc), hãy dâng hỏa cúng riêng rẽ đủ một trăm mười lần. Hãy trì tụng như thể đang nuốt chửng kẻ thù, rồi phóng (lễ vật/vũ khí) như thể thiêu đốt hắn.

Word by Word

• sa-mūla-mūlaiḥ: with root-and-base (fully rooted)
• sa-mūla-mūlaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/अव्यय ‘with’) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव: ‘with roots (including root and base)’

• juhuyāt: should offer (into fire)
• juhuyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śaraiḥ: with arrows/reeds (as oblations)
• śaraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• daśa-śatam: a thousand (ten hundreds)
• daśa-śatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-द्विगु (1000)

• pṛthak: separately/each time
• pṛthak: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• ripum: the enemy
• ripum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• khādan: devouring
• khādan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √khād (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा-एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; उपमान-रूपेण (as if)

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• japet: should mutter (a mantra)
• japet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nirdahan: burning up
• nirdahan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√dah (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा-एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; उपमान-रूपेण

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• tam: him/that (enemy)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kṣipet: should cast/throw
• kṣipet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣip (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that ritual efficacy depends on disciplined procedure (counted oblations) and focused inner intention—japa and offering performed with a clear, transformative visualization of removing hostile forces.

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

Even in a technical rite, the verse points to concentrated single-pointedness (ekāgratā) in japa—an inner devotion-like absorption—where mind and mantra act together rather than as a mechanical performance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual precision: counted offerings in homa, sequential performance (pṛthak), and the coordinated use of japa with a directed act (kṣepa), reflecting applied Kalpa (ritual procedure) and mantra-prayoga.