Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

वेष्टितं रक्तवस्त्रेण सर्वतोभद्रमंडले । पूजयेद्रक्तकुसुमैः पत्रिकाभिश्च पंचभिः ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

veṣṭitaṃ raktavastreṇa sarvatobhadramaṃḍale | pūjayedraktakusumaiḥ patrikābhiśca paṃcabhiḥ || 19 ||

Translation

Im glückverheißenden Sarvatobhadra-Diagramm soll es mit rotem Tuch umhüllt werden; dann verehre man es mit roten Blüten und fünf Blattopfern.

Word by Word

• वेष्टितम्: wrapped, covered
• वेष्टितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेष्ट् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; (गणपम्) विशेषयति

• रक्तवस्त्रेण: with a red cloth
• रक्तवस्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (रक्तं वस्त्रम्)

• सर्वतोभद्रमण्डले: in/on a sarvatobhadra diagram
• सर्वतोभद्रमण्डले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वतोभद्रं मण्डलम् = auspicious on all sides)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रक्तकुसुमैः: with red flowers
• रक्तकुसुमैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (रक्तानि कुसुमानि)

• पत्रिकाभिः: with (leaf-)sprigs/leaflets
• पत्रिकाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; (पत्रिकाभिः) विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a ritual-instruction context within the Purva Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dūrvā-Gaṇapati vrata (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined puja-vidhi: using a consecrated mandala (sarvatobhadra), proper ritual covering (red cloth), and specific offerings, showing that intention is strengthened through correct sacred procedure.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive worship—offering flowers and leaves with reverence in a sanctified space—indicating devotion becomes concrete through careful, prescribed offerings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual knowledge (procedural liturgy): constructing/using a mandala, selecting color-coded offerings, and employing a fixed count (five leaf offerings) as part of formal worship.