Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

अर्घ्यं प्रदद्यात्पूजांते मंत्राभ्यां सुसमाहितः । त्वं दूर्वेऽमृतजन्माऽसि सुरासुरनमस्कृते ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

arghyaṃ pradadyātpūjāṃte maṃtrābhyāṃ susamāhitaḥ | tvaṃ dūrve'mṛtajanmā'si surāsuranamaskṛte || 47 ||

Translation

Am Ende der Verehrung soll man, ganz gesammelt, Arghya darbringen und diese beiden Mantras sprechen: „O Dūrvā-Gras, du bist aus Amṛta geboren; von Devas wie von Asuras wirst du verehrt.“

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya (respectful offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रदद्यात्: should offer
• प्रदद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; ‘should offer/give’

• पूजा-अन्ते: at the end of the worship
• पूजा-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Masculine, Locative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘pūjāyāḥ ante’

• मन्त्राभ्याम्: with two mantras
• मन्त्राभ्याम्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), द्विवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• सु-समाहितः: well-concentrated
• सु-समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + समाहित (सम्+आ+धा धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास ‘well-composed/fully attentive’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular (2nd person pronoun)

• दूर्वे: O Dūrvā (sacred grass)
• दूर्वे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• अमृत-जन्मा: nectar-born
• अमृत-जन्मा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन्/जन्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular; बहुव्रीहि ‘amṛtāt janma yasyaḥ’ (whose birth is from nectar)

• असि: are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; ‘are’

• सुर-असुर-नमस्कृते: O one revered by gods and demons
• सुर-असुर-नमस्कृते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस्कृत (नमस्+कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular; (सुरासुर) इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व + नमस्कृत (PPP) as qualifier: ‘worshipped by gods and demons’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dūrvāṣṭamī-vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Durva

FAQs

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

It teaches the proper completion of worship: offering arghya with a steady mind and honoring sacred Dūrvā as “amṛta-born,” indicating purity, auspiciousness, and ritual fulfillment.

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

Bhakti is expressed through disciplined, attentive worship—finishing the puja with reverence and mantra, treating even ritual elements like Dūrvā as divine and worthy of honor.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: the puja sequence includes a concluding arghya offering accompanied by prescribed mantras, performed with mental concentration (samādhāna).