Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

अन्नं मह्यन्नमित्युक्त्वा मे देह्यन्नाधिपोर्णकाः । नयेममन्नं प्राणांते दापयानलसुंदरी ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

annaṃ mahyannamityuktvā me dehyannādhiporṇakāḥ | nayemamannaṃ prāṇāṃte dāpayānalasuṃdarī || 75 ||

Translation

Hãy nói: “Lương thực—xin ban lương thực cho con.” Hỡi các tùy tùng của Chúa tể Lương thực, hãy đem thức ăn này đến cho con vào giây phút cuối của đời sống; và xin cho mỹ nữ của lửa—ngọn hỏa tiêu hóa—được nhận lấy và tiêu thụ nó.

Word by Word

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahi-annam: great food
• mahi-annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahi + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'great food' / 'abundant food'

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), 'having said'

• me: to me / of me
• me: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• anna-adhipa: O lord of food
• anna-adhipa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'lord of food'

• ūrṇakāḥ: Ūrṇakas (name/epithet; uncertain)
• ūrṇakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); reading uncertain in context (possibly a class of beings/epithet)

• naya: lead/bring
• naya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāṇa-ante: at life’s end
• prāṇa-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'at the end of life/breath'

• dāpaya: make (someone) give
• dāpaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); causative (णिच्): 'cause to give'

• anala-sundarī: O Anala-sundarī
• anala-sundarī: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anala + sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'O fire-beauty' (epithet; possibly a goddess)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue framed within teachings associated with Sanatkumara tradition in Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Annādhipa (Lord of Food)
• Anala (digestive fire)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes anna (food) as a sacred support of prāṇa (life-breath) and frames giving/receiving food as a dharmic act that can be invoked even at the final threshold of life.

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

By treating sustenance as governed by a divine ‘Lord of Food’ and by ritual speech (ukti), it aligns daily nourishment with reverence—turning an ordinary need into a devotional, God-ordered dependence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-style usage of mantric/ritual imperative speech (a practical application often associated with Kalpa and related technical traditions), linking correct utterance and intended ritual effect (receiving/consuming through anala).