Shloka 39

Devanagari script

रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा यवान्नैश्च तिलैस्तथा । विष्णुं गंगां च शंभुं च पूजयेद्भक्ति भावतः ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā yavānnaiśca tilaistathā | viṣṇuṃ gaṃgāṃ ca śaṃbhuṃ ca pūjayedbhakti bhāvataḥ || 39 ||

Translation

রাত্রি জাগরণ করে, যব-অন্ন ও তিল নিবেদনসহ, ভক্তিভাবে বিষ্ণু, গঙ্গা ও শম্ভুর পূজা করা উচিত।

Word by Word

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक (at night)

• जागरणम्: vigil (wakefulness)
• जागरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे कर्म (keeping vigil)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having done’

• यव-अन्नैः: with barley-food
• यव-अन्नैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yavānām annaiḥ: food of barley)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds
• तिलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; करण (with sesame)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thus/likewise)

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गङ्गाम्: Ganga
• गङ्गाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• शम्भुम्: Shambhu (Shiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्ति: with devotion
• भक्ति: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण (with devotion)

• भावतः: from the heart / in spirit
• भावतः: Hetu/Prakara (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (from/with feeling; ‘in spirit’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Jāgaraṇa-based tīrtha/pujā observance (month not specified here; likely connected to surrounding Akṣayā/Kārttika instructions)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ganga
• Shambhu (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It prescribes a devotional observance: staying awake in sacred vigil and offering simple, sattvic items (barley and sesame) while worshipping Viṣṇu along with Gaṅgā and Śambhu, emphasizing bhakti as the inner essence of ritual.

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

Bhakti is presented as the decisive factor—worship is to be performed “with bhakti-bhāva,” meaning heartfelt devotion, not merely external performance; the vigil and offerings become supports for sustained remembrance and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and observance (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: timing (night vigil/jāgaraṇa) and prescribed offerings (yava, tila) used in vrata and pūjā contexts, showing applied discipline of worship rather than a technical grammar/astrology lesson.