Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

संपूज्य निखिलैरेव उपचारैर्मनोहरैः । प्राप्नुयादतुलां सिद्धिं मनोभीष्टां द्विजोत्तम ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

saṃpūjya nikhilaireva upacārairmanoharaiḥ | prāpnuyādatulāṃ siddhiṃ manobhīṣṭāṃ dvijottama || 39 ||

Translation

Hat man (die Gottheit) ordnungsgemäß mit allen lieblichen, erfreuenden Opfergaben verehrt, o Bester der Zweimalgeborenen, so erlangt man unvergleichliche Siddhi: die Erfüllung des Herzenswunsches.

Word by Word

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having worshipped'

• निखिलैः: with all
• निखिलैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणं 'उपचारैः' इत्यस्य

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis/only)

• उपचारैः: with services/offerings
• उपचारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• मनोहरैः: charming, delightful
• मनोहरैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मनः हरति इति) विशेषणं 'उपचारैः'

• प्राप्नुयात्: may obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अतुलाम्: incomparable
• अतुलाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणं 'सिद्धिम्'

• सिद्धिम्: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• मनः-भीष्टाम्: desired in the mind
• मनः-भीष्टाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + भीष्ट (कृदन्त; इष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मनसा भीष्टा) विशेषणं 'सिद्धिम्'

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of Brahmins
• द्विजोत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्विजेषु उत्तमः)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that complete, reverent worship with proper upacāras yields “atulā siddhi”—a superior, incomparable spiritual success—along with the fulfillment of worthy inner aspirations.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as attentive, pleasing service to the deity through full pūjā; devotion becomes actionable through offerings and care, which in turn ripens into siddhi and desired spiritual outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is emphasized: knowing and performing upacāras (procedural worship steps) correctly—aligned with śrauta/smārta practice—reflects practical discipline akin to Kalpa (ritual science).