Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

इति विज्ञाप्य देवेशं तत्सर्वं संयमी व्रते । प्रतिमां दक्षिणायुक्तामाचार्याय निवेदयेत् ॥ १०९ ॥

Transliteration

iti vijñāpya deveśaṃ tatsarvaṃ saṃyamī vrate | pratimāṃ dakṣiṇāyuktāmācāryāya nivedayet || 109 ||

Translation

Nachdem er so dem Herrn der Götter alles Getane kundgetan hat, soll der Gelübdehaltende—im vrata selbstbeherrscht—dem Ācārya eine Pratimā (heiliges Bild) zusammen mit der vorgeschriebenen Dakṣiṇā darbringen.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vakya-parisamapti (वाक्यपरिसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• vijñāpya: having informed
• vijñāpya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñap (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having informed/announced’

• deveśam: the Lord of gods
• deveśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative used adjectivally

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying an implied object (‘all [that]’)

• saṃyamī: the self-controlled (votary)
• saṃyamī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyamin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agent noun ‘self-controlled person’

• vrate: in the vow/observance
• vrate: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• pratimām: an image/idol
• pratimām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• dakṣiṇā-yuktām: endowed with a fee/gift (dakṣiṇā)
• dakṣiṇā-yuktām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇā + yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying pratimām; तृतीया/सह-भावार्थे तत्पुरुषः (dakṣiṇayā yuktā)

• ācāryāya: to the teacher/preceptor
• ācāryāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• nivedayet: should offer/present
• nivedayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; causative sense not intended here: ‘should offer/present’

Speaker

Narada (teaching vrata-vidhi in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (context: vrata-vidhi; specific vow named later as Dvādaśī)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devesha
• Acharya

FAQs

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

It teaches that a vrata is completed not only by personal austerity but by humility: formally dedicating the observance to the Divine (Deveśa) and honoring the lineage through gifting the ācārya.

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

Bhakti is shown as disciplined devotion—self-restraint in the vow, conscious offering to the Lord, and reverent service to the guru, through whom sacred practice is correctly transmitted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) is emphasized: completing an observance by nivedana (formal offering/reporting) and dakṣiṇā-dāna to the officiating ācārya as part of proper vrata-vidhi.