Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

प्रत्यहं स्नापयेद्देवं पञ्चामृतविधानतः । दीपं निरन्तरं कुर्यात्तस्मिन्मासे हरेर्गृहे ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

pratyahaṃ snāpayeddevaṃ pañcāmṛtavidhānataḥ | dīpaṃ nirantaraṃ kuryāttasminmāse harergṛhe || 9 ||

Translation

Täglich soll man den Herrn nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung des Pañcāmṛta (fünf Nektare) baden; und in jenem Monat soll man in Haris Heiligtum eine Lampe ununterbrochen brennen lassen.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यहम्: every day
• प्रत्यहम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; कालवाचक-अव्यय (every day)

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (cause to be bathed)
• स्नापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) ‘cause to bathe’

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पञ्चामृतविधानतः: according to the pañcāmṛta procedure
• पञ्चामृतविधानतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च + अमृत + विधान + तस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘according to/from the procedure’; आधारः—पञ्चामृतविधान (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: पञ्चानाम् अमृतानाम् विधानम्)

• दीपम्: a lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• निरन्तरम्: continuous / unbroken
• निरन्तरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (दीपम्) / क्रियाविशेषणवत् ‘continuously’

• कुर्यात्: should make/keep
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मासे: month
• मासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• गृहे: in the house/temple
• गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Narada Purana dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: viṣṇu-māsa-vrata (context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It teaches steady, daily upāsanā: offering pañcāmṛta-abhiṣeka and maintaining an unbroken lamp as symbols of purity, gratitude, and uninterrupted remembrance of Hari.

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

Bhakti is shown as consistent service (nitya-sevā)—daily bathing of the deity and continuous dīpa—so devotion becomes a sustained inner orientation rather than an occasional act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and correct observance (kalpa/ācāra): following ‘vidhāna’ (prescribed method) for pañcāmṛta and maintaining an akhaṇḍa-dīpa as part of vrata and temple/home worship discipline.