Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

दक्षिणां च सवस्त्रां वै प्रदद्याद्धेमकुण्डले । मन्त्रेणानेन विप्रेन्द्रु सर्वकामाश्रसिद्धये ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

dakṣiṇāṃ ca savastrāṃ vai pradadyāddhemakuṇḍale | mantreṇānena viprendru sarvakāmāśrasiddhaye || 66 ||

Translation

Und wahrlich soll man die dakṣiṇā zusammen mit Gewändern darbringen und auch goldene Ohrringe. Durch dieses Mantra, o Bester der Brāhmaṇas, erlangt man Erfolg — die sichere Stütze für alle gewünschten Ziele.

Word by Word

• दक्षिणाम्: gift (dakṣiṇā)
• दक्षिणाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सवस्त्राम्: together with cloth/garments
• सवस्त्राम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of दक्षिणाम्)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रदद्यात्: should give
• प्रदद्यात्: विधेय-क्रिया (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हेमकुण्डले: a pair of golden earrings
• हेमकुण्डले: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम-कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• मन्त्रेण: with (this) mantra
• मन्त्रेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विप्रेन्द्रु: O best of brāhmaṇas
• विप्रेन्द्रु: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वकामाश्रसिद्धये: for the fulfillment of all desires
• सर्वकामाश्रसिद्धये: प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (Purpose/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-काम-अभिलाष-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction to a leading brahmin/ritual recipient within the dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śrīdhara-vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-practice is completed and made fruitful through dharmic giving (dakṣiṇā), emphasizing that inner spiritual effort should be sealed with outward generosity and ritual propriety.

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

While not naming a deity here, the verse reflects a bhakti-aligned ethic: sincere worship and mantra-japa are coupled with selfless offering, reducing possessiveness and supporting spiritual receptivity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure): the correct completion of a rite includes prescribed dakṣiṇā and gifts (vastra, hema-kuṇḍala), which are treated as integral to obtaining siddhi.