Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

देवानां च ऋषीणां च पितॄणां चापि नारद । स्वशाखोक्तैस्तथा मंत्रैः सूर्यायार्घ्यं ततोऽर्पयेत् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ cāpi nārada | svaśākhoktaistathā maṃtraiḥ sūryāyārghyaṃ tato'rpayet || 24 ||

Translation

Und, o Nārada, zum Wohl der Götter, der ṛṣi und auch der pitṛ (Ahnen) soll man sodann dem Sonnengott arghya (Wasserlibation) darbringen, indem man die in der eigenen vedischen śākhā vorgeschriebenen Mantras rezitiert.

Word by Word

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• ṛṣīṇām: of the sages
• ṛṣīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• pitṝṇām: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• pitṝṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• api: also
• api: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); also/even

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन

• sva-śākhā-uktaiḥ: with those stated in one’s own śākhā (Vedic recension)
• sva-śākhā-uktaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + śākhā (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; adjective to mantraiḥ; tatpuruṣa: svaśākhāyām uktaiḥ

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण); in that manner/likewise

• mantraiḥ: with mantras
• mantraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; means of offering

• sūryāya: to the Sun
• sūryāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; recipient

• arghyam: arghya (water-offering)
• arghyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of arpayet

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण); thereafter

• arpayet: should offer
• arpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arp (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Devas
• Rishis
• Pitrs
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches a dharmic daily act—offering arghya to Sūrya—as a means of honoring and sustaining one’s obligations to the Devas, Ṛṣis, and Pitṛs through prescribed Vedic procedure.

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

By directing the practitioner to worship Sūrya with reverence and mantra, it frames devotion as disciplined upāsanā—bhakti expressed through faithful, scripturally-aligned ritual action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes śākhā-specific application of mantras—an applied aspect of Vedic transmission tied to Śikṣā (proper recitation) and Kalpa (ritual procedure).