Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

यावत्फलावाप्तिकांक्षी शर्कराघृतपायसैः । सचक्रपरिवारां तां देवीं सलिलमध्यगाम् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

yāvatphalāvāptikāṃkṣī śarkarāghṛtapāyasaiḥ | sacakraparivārāṃ tāṃ devīṃ salilamadhyagām || 74 ||

Translation

Chừng nào người cầu đạo còn khát khao đạt được quả báo mong muốn, bấy lâu người ấy đến gần vị Nữ Thần—được đoàn tùy tùng mang đĩa luân (cakra) vây quanh—ở giữa dòng nước, dâng cúng món cơm sữa ngọt (pāyasa) nấu với đường và bơ ghee.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as much as / to the extent
• यावत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/परिमाण-निर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/पर्याप्ति-वाचक (indeclinable of extent: 'as much as')

• फल: fruit/result
• फल: Viśeṣya-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा? (compound member, undeclined in samāsa); एकवचन (as member)

• अवाप्ति: attainment
• अवाप्ति: Viśeṣya-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• काङ्क्षी: desiring attainment of the desired result
• काङ्क्षी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काङ्क्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: यावत्-फल-अवाप्ति-काङ्क्षी; पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग? प्रथमा एकवचन (agent-descriptor; agrees with implied worshipper)

• शर्करा: sugar
• शर्करा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• घृत: ghee
• घृत: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• पायसैः: with sweet rice (with sugar and ghee)
• पायसैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास: शर्करा-घृत-पायस; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• स: with
• स: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-पूर्वपद (prefix meaning 'with')

• चक्र: disc (chakra)
• चक्र: Viśeṣaṇa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• परिवाराम्: (the goddess) with a retinue bearing the chakra
• परिवाराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: स-चक्र-परिवार; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; (qualifies devīm)

• ताम्: that (her)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवीम्: goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सलिल: water
• सलिल: Adhikaraṇa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• मध्य: middle
• मध्य: Adhikaraṇa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (compound member)

• गाम्: situated in the midst of water
• गाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: सलिल-मध्य-गामिन्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (qualifies devīm)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Chakra (Sudarshana symbolism)

FAQs

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

It highlights the classic Purāṇic principle that intentional worship (upāsanā) paired with proper offerings is directed toward attaining specific fruits (phala), while also portraying the deity as powerfully protected and attended (cakra-parivāra).

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

Bhakti is shown here as concrete service—approaching the deity, offering sacred food (pāyasa with ghṛta and śarkarā), and maintaining focused desire for divine grace, rather than mere abstract belief.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application aligned with Kalpa (procedural practice): selecting appropriate naivedya (pāyasa) and performing worship in a specified locus (salila-madhya), reflecting disciplined offering-method and intention.