Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

नंद्यावर्तभवैः पुष्पैर्होमो वाक्सिद्धिदायकः । निंबप्रसूनैर्जुहुयादीप्सितश्रीसमृद्धये ॥ १५० ॥

Transliteration

naṃdyāvartabhavaiḥ puṣpairhomo vāksiddhidāyakaḥ | niṃbaprasūnairjuhuyādīpsitaśrīsamṛddhaye || 150 ||

Translation

Hỏa cúng bằng hoa nandyāvarta ban cho vāk-siddhi—sự thành tựu và uy lực của lời nói. Nên dâng hoa nimba (neem) vào lửa để được phú quý và sự sung túc của Śrī như điều mong cầu.

Word by Word

• नन्द्यावर्त-भवैः: born from nandyāvarta (plant)
• नन्द्यावर्त-भवैः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्द्यावर्त + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; पुष्पैः इति विशेष्य-अन्वय; तत्पुरुष (‘arising from/produced by nandyāvarta’)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• होमः: homa
• होमः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वाक्-सिद्धि-दायकः: bestowing success in speech
• वाक्-सिद्धि-दायकः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् + सिद्धि + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; होमः इति विशेष्य-अन्वय; तत्पुरुष (‘giver of speech-success’)

• निंब-प्रसूनैः: with neem blossoms
• निंब-प्रसूनैः: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निंब + प्रसून (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘neem-flowers’)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ईप्सित-श्री-समृद्धये: for the increase of desired prosperity
• ईप्सित-श्री-समृद्धये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradana/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त; आप्/ईप्स् धात्वर्थ ‘to desire’) + श्री + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘for the increase of desired prosperity’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shri (prosperity/Lakshmi principle)

FAQs

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

It teaches the principle of dravya-guṇa (the efficacy of ritual substances): specific offerings in homa are linked to specific siddhis—here, refined speech (vāk-siddhi) and the increase of Śrī (prosperity).

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

While primarily ritual-technical, it supports Bhakti indirectly: vāk-siddhi strengthens truthful praise, japa, and stotra-recitation, and Śrī-samṛddhi sustains dharmic living that can be dedicated to Viṣṇu-oriented worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical Kalpa (Vedic ritual procedure) by prescribing specific homa materials (flowers) and stating their intended phala (result), a hallmark of technical instruction in Book 1.3.