Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

दूर्वां गुडूचीमश्वत्थं वटमारग्वधं तथा । सितार्कप्लक्षजं हुत्वा चिरान्मुच्येत रोगतः ॥ १५५ ॥

Transliteration

dūrvāṃ guḍūcīmaśvatthaṃ vaṭamāragvadhaṃ tathā | sitārkaplakṣajaṃ hutvā cirānmucyeta rogataḥ || 155 ||

Translation

将杜尔瓦草、古杜琪、阿湿伐他（木/叶）、瓦塔、摩罗伽伐陀，以及白阿尔迦与普拉克沙投入圣火供养，久而久之便脱离疾病。

Word by Word

• दूर्वाम्: dūrvā grass
• दूर्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• गुडूचीम्: guḍūcī (Tinospora)
• गुडूचीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अश्वत्थम्: aśvattha (sacred fig)
• अश्वत्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• वटम्: banyan (vaṭa)
• वटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आरग्वधम्: āraguadha (Cassia fistula)
• आरग्वधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरग्वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• सित-अर्क-प्लक्ष-जम्: that produced from the plakṣa (white arka-plakṣa variety)
• सित-अर्क-प्लक्ष-जम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + प्लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्लक्षात् जातः; विशेषण-पूर्वपदद्वयम्: सित-अर्क)

• हुत्वा: having offered (in homa)
• हुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-धातु; अर्थः—'having offered'

• चिरात्: after a long time / enduringly
• चिरात्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभम्/निपातवत्; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (adverb: 'after a long time/long-lastingly')

• मुच्येत: may be freed
• मुच्येत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रोगतः: from disease
• रोगतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थः—'from disease'

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage implied for this section)

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 presents a Vedic-ritual application: specific sacred and medicinal plants, when offered in homa, function as dharmic remedies—aligning bodily well-being with ritual purity and sustained religious practice.

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

While not directly a bhakti-verse, it supports bhakti indirectly: freedom from disease through prescribed ritual means enables steadiness in japa, vrata, pūjā, and other Vishnu-oriented devotional disciplines emphasized across the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure (homa) and selection of dravyas (oblations), reflecting the technical side of Vedic practice—how specific materials are prescribed for specific effects within a regulated sacrificial framework.