Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

शयनं च प्रदातव्यं यथाशक्ति द्विजोत्तम । दशमेऽह्नि ततो मूर्तिं सद्रव्यां गुरवेऽर्पयेत् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

śayanaṃ ca pradātavyaṃ yathāśakti dvijottama | daśame'hni tato mūrtiṃ sadravyāṃ gurave'rpayet || 24 ||

Translation

O Bester unter den Zweimalgeborenen, man soll auch nach Kräften ein Bett spenden. Dann, am zehnten Tag, überreiche man dem Guru eine mūrti (heiliges Bild) zusammen mit angemessenen Kostbarkeiten.

Word by Word

• शयनम्: a bed (sleeping arrangement)
• शयनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as object to be given

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रदातव्यम्: should be given
• प्रदातव्यम्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligative adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेयार्थः—'is to be given'

• यथा-शक्ति: according to one’s capacity
• यथा-शक्ति: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानाम् उत्तमः)

• दशमे: on the tenth
• दशमे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'on the tenth' (day)

• अह्नि: day
• अह्नि: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरबोधक (then/thereafter)

• मूर्तिम्: an image (idol)
• मूर्तिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• स-द्रव्याम्: together with proper materials/wealth
• स-द्रव्याम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ 'with')
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—'having/with materials (offerings/wealth)' qualifying मूर्तिम्

• गुरवे: to the guru
• गुरवे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• अर्पयेत्: should offer
• अर्पयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kṛṣṇa-janmāṣṭamī vrata (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Guru

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dāna (charitable giving) and guru-bhakti: supporting others according to one’s capacity and concluding a rite by honoring the Guru with a respectful, complete offering.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through reverence and service to the Guru—offering a mūrti and suitable wealth as a devotional act that seals the discipline of the observance with gratitude and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual procedure: prescribed timing (the tenth day) and specific dāna items (śayana-dāna, mūrti with sadravya) as part of orderly completion of a religious observance.