Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala

Devanagari script

न्युब्जपात्रमथानीय स्वधाकारमुदीरयेत् । वाजेवाजे इति ऋचा पितॄन्देवान्विसर्जयेत् ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

nyubjapātramathānīya svadhākāramudīrayet | vājevāje iti ṛcā pitṝndevānvisarjayet || 75 ||

Translation

随后取来倒置之器，诵出“Svadhā”之式；并以《梨俱吠陀》中以“vāje-vāje”开头的颂句，如法送别祖灵与诸天。

Word by Word

• न्युब्ज-पात्रम्: the inverted vessel
• न्युब्ज-पात्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्युब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (न्युब्जं पात्रम् = inverted vessel)

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence particle)

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: पूर्वक्रिया (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (Gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having brought’

• स्वधा-कारम्: the utterance ‘svadhā’
• स्वधा-कारम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वधायाः कारः = utterance of ‘svadhā’)

• उदीरयेत्: should utter
• उदीरयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाजे: in/at ‘vāje’
• वाजे: मन्त्रपद (Mantra-quotation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद (Vedic locative in quotation)

• वाजे: ‘vāje’ (again)
• वाजे: मन्त्रपद (Mantra-quotation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition in mantra)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• ऋचा: with a ṛk (hymn-verse)
• ऋचा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘by (means of) a ṛk-verse’

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• विसर्जयेत्: should dismiss/send off
• विसर्जयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches proper completion of śrāddha: after honoring the Pitṛs and Devas, one formally concludes by reciting svadhā and a Vedic ṛc, respectfully sending them back—signifying closure, gratitude, and ritual correctness.

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

Though primarily ritual, it reflects bhakti through reverent discipline—serving ancestors and gods with mantras and proper conclusion, which purifies the doer and supports a devotional life aligned with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (application of Vedic ṛc) and śrauta/smārta ritual procedure—how specific utterances like ‘svadhā’ and a designated Ṛgvedic verse are used to perform visarjana (formal dismissal).