Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā

Devanagari script

तेन तज्जलमादत्ते जरयत्यग्निमारुतौ । आहारपरिणामाच्च स्नहो वृद्धिश्च जायते ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

tena tajjalamādatte jarayatyagnimārutau | āhārapariṇāmācca snaho vṛddhiśca jāyate || 73 ||

Translation

凭借那内在的身理原则，它摄取湿润（水大），使消化之火与生命之风成熟；由食物的转化，生起滋养的润泽精华与身体的增长。

Word by Word

• तेन: by that / with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• आदत्ते: takes/receives
• आदत्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जरयति: digests / causes to be processed
• जरयति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जर्/जॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘to cause to decay/digest’

• अग्नि: fire
• अग्नि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), द्विवचन; ‘अग्निमारुतौ’ इत्यत्र समाहार-द्वन्द्वे अवयव

• मारुतौ: wind (together: fire and wind)
• मारुतौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), द्विवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व: अग्नि+मारुत (fire and wind)

• आहार: of food
• आहार: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘आहारपरिणामात्’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपद

• परिणामात्: from the transformation/digestion
• परिणामात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: आहारस्य परिणामः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्नहः: unctuousness / oiliness
• स्नहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

• वृद्धिः: growth/increase
• वृद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जायते: arises/is produced
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It links bodily maintenance to dharma: proper digestion and regulated nourishment stabilize the body, making it fit for sādhana (discipline) that culminates in moksha.

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

Bhakti is supported by a steady body and mind; by emphasizing balanced food-transformation and harmonized agni–vāyu, the verse implies that disciplined living protects the devotee’s capacity for japa, worship, and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Practical applied knowledge of āhāra (diet) and agni (digestive fire)—a dharma-oriented health principle used in vrata and daily conduct; it is not a grammar/astronomy point but a discipline that underpins ritual steadiness.