Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

नमस्ते वामनायेति दूर्वाज्याष्टोत्तरं शतम् । हुत्वा च जागरं कुर्याद्वामनं चार्चयेत्पुनः ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

namaste vāmanāyeti dūrvājyāṣṭottaraṃ śatam | hutvā ca jāgaraṃ kuryādvāmanaṃ cārcayetpunaḥ || 59 ||

Translation

Mit der Rezitation „Namaste Vāmanāya“ — „Ehrerbietung Vāmana“ — soll man hundertacht (108) Opfergaben aus dūrvā-Gras, mit Ghee vermengt, ins Feuer darbringen; danach halte man eine Nachtwache (jāgara) und verehre Vāmana erneut.

Word by Word

• namas: salutation
• namas: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (2nd/4th sg; enclitic ‘te’); संबन्ध/सम्प्रदानार्थे

• vāmanāya: to Vāmana
• vāmanāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-marker (वाक्यसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• dūrvā-ājya-aṣṭottaraṃ: (with) dūrvā and ghee—amounting to 108
• dūrvā-ājya-aṣṭottaraṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūrvā (प्रातिपदिक) + ājya (प्रातिपदिक) + aṣṭottara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘aṣṭottara’ = eight-plus (108) qualifying ‘śatam’; द्रव्यविशेषण

• śatam: a hundred (i.e., 108 times)
• śatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (object of offering/recitation count)

• hutvā: having offered (into fire)
• hutvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (हु धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having offered)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• jāgaraṃ: night-vigil (wakefulness)
• jāgaraṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• kuryāt: should do/perform
• kuryāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• vāmanaṃ: Vāmana
• vāmanaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a ritual-instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vāmana-vrata (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It prescribes a complete devotion-centered sequence—mantra, homa with sacred offerings, and jāgara—framing worship of Vāmana as disciplined, continuous remembrance that purifies intention and strengthens surrender to Viṣṇu.

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

Bhakti is expressed through repeated salutation (“namas te”), reverent ritual action (108 oblations), and sustained wakeful worship (jāgara), showing devotion as both heartfelt praise and steady practice directed to Vāmana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice): counted offerings (108), specified materials (dūrvā and ghee), and sequencing (homa → vigil → renewed pūjā), reflecting technical discipline in Vedic-style worship.