Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

पंचविंशतिधा सर्पिःसंस्कृतं व्यंजनं तथा । शर्कराद्यं तथा चूतमोचाखर्जूरदाडिमम् ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

paṃcaviṃśatidhā sarpiḥsaṃskṛtaṃ vyaṃjanaṃ tathā | śarkarādyaṃ tathā cūtamocākharjūradāḍimam || 151 ||

Translation

又有以酥油制成二十五种法，诸般调味精妙之菜肴；并有糖等物；又有芒果、香蕉、椰枣与石榴。

Word by Word

• पञ्चविंशतिधा: in twenty-five ways
• पञ्चविंशतिधा: Sambandha (प्रकार/विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्चविंशति (प्रातिपदिक) + धा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (in 25 ways)

• सर्पिः-संस्कृतम्: prepared with ghee
• सर्पिः-संस्कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थः (ghee-prepared/seasoned with ghee)

• व्यञ्जनम्: condiment/dish
• व्यञ्जनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: None (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थे (also/likewise)

• शर्करा-आद्यम्: sugar and the like
• शर्करा-आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘शर्करा’ इत्यादि (beginning with sugar)

• तथा: also
• तथा: None (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘also’

• चूत: mango
• चूत: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; आम्र (mango)

• मोच: banana
• मोच: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कदलीफल (banana)

• खर्जूर: date
• खर्जूर: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; date-palm fruit

• दाडिमम्: pomegranate
• दाडिमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; pomegranate

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, instructional enumeration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes disciplined, properly prepared offerings (naivedya/anna) as part of ritual correctness—showing that purity, variety, and suitability of food items support dharmic worship and sanctioned rites.

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

While not directly preaching bhakti, it supports devotional practice by detailing worthy offerings—suggesting that devotion is expressed through careful preparation and respectful presentation of food in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual know-how (kalpa-style procedural detail): categorizing prepared foods and permissible items for offerings, consistent with technical sections that systematize worship materials and methods.