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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यैर्विविधैर्भक्त्या पूजयेत्तु समाहितः । ततो धेनुमलंकृत्य वस्त्रस्रग्गंधभूषणैः ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

naivedyairvividhairbhaktyā pūjayettu samāhitaḥ | tato dhenumalaṃkṛtya vastrasraggaṃdhabhūṣaṇaiḥ || 80 ||

Translation

Mit gesammelt ausgerichtetem Geist soll man die Gottheit in Bhakti verehren und vielfältige Naivedya (Speiseopfer) darbringen. Danach schmücke man die Kuh mit Gewändern, Girlanden, Düften und Schmuck und fahre mit der vorgeschriebenen rituellen Gabe fort.

Word by Word
नैवेद्यैःwith offerings (naivedya)
नैवेद्यैः:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootनैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with offerings)
विविधैःvarious
विविधैः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective agreeing with नैवेद्यैः
भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with devotion)
पूजयेत्should worship
पूजयेत्:
क्रिया (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should worship
तुindeed/and
तु:
सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/contrast
समाहितःcomposed, attentive
समाहितः:
कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-धा धातु, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally (collected, composed)
ततःthen
ततः:
देशकालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) of sequence; then/thereafter
धेनुम्a cow
धेनुम्:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object
अलंकृत्यhaving adorned
अलंकृत्य:
पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootअलम्-कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; having adorned
वस्त्रcloth/garment
वस्त्र:
समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)
स्रक्garland
स्रक्:
समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootस्रज्/स्रक् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (garland)
गन्धfragrance
गन्ध:
समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (fragrance/perfume)
भूषणैःwith ornaments (i.e., garments, garlands, perfumes, ornaments)
भूषणैः:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; in dvandva with वस्त्र-स्रक्-गन्ध-भूषण (items used for adorning)
Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; instructional narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities
N
Narada
D
Dhenū (cow)
N
Naivedya

FAQs

It links inner devotion (bhakti) and mental steadiness (samādhāna) with outward sacred action—first worship through naivedya, then a dharmic act like honoring/adorn­ing a cow for a prescribed gift—showing that ritual becomes fruitful when rooted in devotion.

Bhakti is expressed as attentive worship: offering naivedya in many forms with a concentrated mind, treating sacred beings (like the cow associated with dharma) respectfully, and performing acts of giving as an extension of worship.

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the ordered steps of pūjā—offering naivedya, maintaining mental focus, and preparing an auspicious dāna by adorning the cow with appropriate items.

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