Shloka 4

Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions

Devanagari script

द्वितीयं वस्त्रभूषादिलक्षकोटिप्रदं तथा । तृतीयममृतस्रावि पुनर्यौवनकारकम् ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

dvitīyaṃ vastrabhūṣādilakṣakoṭipradaṃ tathā | tṛtīyamamṛtasrāvi punaryauvanakārakam || 4 ||

Translation

第二件能赐予衣服、饰物等，数量至数十万乃至亿计；第三件流出甘露（amṛta），使人再度返老还童。

Word by Word

• द्वितीयम्: the second (one)
• द्वितीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with implied मणिम्)

• वस्त्र-भूषा-आदि-लक्ष-कोटि-प्रदम्: granting hundreds of thousands and crores of garments, ornaments, etc.
• वस्त्र-भूषा-आदि-लक्ष-कोटि-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास ‘वस्त्र-भूषा-आदीनां लक्ष-कोटिं प्रददाति’

• तथा: also
• तथा: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक क्रियाविशेषण — Indeclinable; ‘also/likewise’

• तृतीयम्: the third (one)
• तृतीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with implied मणिम्)

• अमृत-स्रावि: oozing nectar
• अमृत-स्रावि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्राविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘अमृतं स्रवति’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण — Indeclinable adverb ‘again’

• यौवन-कारकम्: causing youthfulness
• यौवन-कारकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास ‘यौवनं करोति’

Speaker

Narada (contextual narrator within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti, stating the graded results of a sacred act: material well-being (garments and ornaments in vast abundance) and a higher, life-renewing benefit symbolized as “nectar-flowing” rejuvenation.

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

Though it speaks in the language of rewards, it supports Bhakti-oriented practice by affirming that sincere sacred observance yields both worldly support and uplifting, transformative grace—encouraging continued devotion and discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a results-statement (phala-śruti) used in ritual and tirtha contexts to motivate dharmic practice.