Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

जुहुयात्पायसेनैव ह्यष्टोत्तरशताहुतीः । कृत्वा जागरणं रात्रौ पुनः पूजां प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

juhuyātpāyasenaiva hyaṣṭottaraśatāhutīḥ | kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ rātrau punaḥ pūjāṃ prakalpayet || 54 ||

Translation

Man soll in das Feuer ausschließlich mit pāyasa (süßem Milchreis) hundertacht Opfergaben darbringen. Nachdem man die Nacht hindurch gewacht hat (jāgaraṇa), soll man die Verehrung erneut anordnen und wieder vollziehen.

Word by Word

• जुहुयात्: should offer oblations
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should offer (into fire)’

• पायसेन: with pāyasa (rice pudding)
• पायसेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular ‘with rice-pudding’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; causal/emphatic particle

• अष्टोत्तर-शत-आहुतीः: 108 oblations
• अष्टोत्तर-शत-आहुतीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (संख्या-निर्देश): ‘शतं अष्टोत्तरम्’ = 108; ‘आहुतीः’ as object of offering

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); ‘having done’

• जागरणम्: vigil/keeping awake
• जागरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of ‘कृत्वा’

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular ‘at night’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of ‘प्रकल्पयेत्’

• प्रकल्पयेत्: should arrange/perform
• प्रकल्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should arrange/perform’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Traivikrama-vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual (108 fire-offerings with pāyasa) with inner discipline (night-long vigil), teaching that sustained devotion culminates in renewed worship at dawn.

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

By prescribing jāgaraṇa (wakeful remembrance) and repeating pūjā after the vigil, it emphasizes continuous, attentive worship rather than a one-time ritual act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa/Vaidika ritual practice: counted āhutis (108), specified offering substance (pāyasa), and the sequencing of homa, jāgaraṇa, and subsequent pūjā.