Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

एवं द्वादशवर्षाणि कृत्वा गौरीव्रतं शुभम् । धेनुद्वादशसंकल्पं दद्यादुत्सर्गसिद्धये ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ dvādaśavarṣāṇi kṛtvā gaurīvrataṃ śubham | dhenudvādaśasaṃkalpaṃ dadyādutsargasiddhaye || 7 ||

Translation

So soll man, nachdem man zwölf Jahre lang das glückverheißende Gaurī-vrata vollzogen hat, die Gelübdegabe darbringen, die „dhenudvādaśa-saṅkalpa“ (der Entschluss der zwölf Kühe) heißt, damit die Utsarga-Handlung, die abschließende Weihe, erfolgreich vollendet werde.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• द्वादश-वर्षाणि: twelve years
• द्वादश-वर्षाणि: Karma (कर्म/object; duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having done/performed’

• गौरी-व्रतम्: the Gaurī-vow
• गौरी-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गौर्याः व्रतम्)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• धेनु-द्वादश-संकल्पम्: a resolve involving twelve cows
• धेनु-द्वादश-संकल्पम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु + द्वादश + संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (interpretation: ‘twelve-cow resolve/pledge’)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• उत्सर्ग-सिद्धये: for the success of the donation/letting-go (offering)
• उत्सर्ग-सिद्धये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सर्ग + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (उत्सर्गस्य सिद्धिः)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Gaurī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Gauri

FAQs

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

It teaches that long-term vrata-observance should culminate in a properly vowed dāna (gift with saṅkalpa), so the merit of the vow becomes complete and ritually “sealed” through utsarga-siddhi.

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

By prescribing sustained worship through Gaurī-vrata and concluding it with a dedicated offering, the verse frames devotion as steady practice plus selfless giving, not merely a temporary sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa/vidhi) is implied through saṅkalpa and utsarga—how a vow is formally concluded through a prescribed donation, reflecting applied dharma-śāstra style ritual discipline.