Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

सम्यगर्थं च संपाद्य दद्यान्मंत्रेण नारद । पंचगावः समुत्पन्ना मथ्यमाने महोदधौ ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

samyagarthaṃ ca saṃpādya dadyānmaṃtreṇa nārada | paṃcagāvaḥ samutpannā mathyamāne mahodadhau || 36 ||

Translation

Nachdem man die erforderliche Opfergabe rechtmäßig beschafft und bereitet hat, o Nārada, soll man sie mit dem vorgeschriebenen Mantra darbringen. Die fünf heiligen Kuh-Erzeugnisse (pañcagavya) entstanden, als der große Ozean gequirlt wurde.

Word by Word

• samyak: properly, correctly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• artham: the purpose/meaning
• artham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• saṃpādya: having prepared/accomplished
• saṃpādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; ‘सम्+पद्’ (to accomplish/prepare) having accomplished

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Vidhi-kriyā (विधेयक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• maṃtreṇa: with a mantra
• maṃtreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• paṃca-gāvaḥ: the five cows
• paṃca-gāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca (संख्या) + go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (गावः = गो-शब्दस्य प्रथमा बहुवचनरूपम्); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• samutpannāḥ: arisen/produced
• samutpannāḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam+ut+pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (गावः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• mathyamāne: while being churned
• mathyamāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: math (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present passive participle); सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/सति-सप्तमी)

• mahā-udadhau: in the great ocean
• mahā-udadhau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + udadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Mahodadhi (the great ocean)

FAQs

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

It links correct ritual action (properly obtaining the offering and giving it with mantra) to sacred provenance, grounding ritual purity in a cosmic origin narrative (the churning of the ocean).

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

Bhakti is supported by disciplined worship: offerings are not merely material acts but are sanctified through mantra and right procedure, aligning the devotee’s action with sacred order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga (correct application of mantras) and ritual procedure—areas supported by Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) for accurate recitation and injunction-based performance.