Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala

Devanagari script

ये यत्र विहिताः श्राद्धे सावधानां भवंतु ते । इति संप्रार्थयेद्देवान्ये देवास ऋचा नु वै ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

ye yatra vihitāḥ śrāddhe sāvadhānāṃ bhavaṃtu te | iti saṃprārthayeddevānye devāsa ṛcā nu vai || 58 ||

Translation

Beim Śrāddha soll man ehrfürchtig bitten: „Mögen die für jeden Ort und Ritus vorgeschriebenen Gottheiten hier mit voller Aufmerksamkeit gegenwärtig sein.“ So fleht man die Götter wahrlich mit einer heiligen ṛc, einem vedischen Vers, an.

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• विहिताः: appointed; assigned
• विहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहित (कृदन्त; वि-धा धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (appointed/assigned)

• श्राद्धे: in the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सावधानाम्: attentive (ones)
• सावधानाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सावधान (प्रातिपदिक; स + अवधान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; (पाठभेदे) ‘सावधानाः’ इति प्रथमा बहुवचन अपेक्षितम्

• भवन्तु: let (them) be
• भवन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-सूचक (quotative particle)

• संप्रार्थयेत्: should earnestly request/pray
• संप्रार्थयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• देवासः: the gods
• देवासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; वैदिक-रूप (देवाः)

• ऋचा: with a ṛc (Vedic verse)
• ऋचा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• नु: indeed; now (particle)
• नु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: निपात (emphatic/particle)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śrāddha is not mechanical: the performer must consciously invoke the specifically enjoined deities and request their attentive presence, making the rite inwardly reverent and spiritually effective.

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

Bhakti here appears as humble supplication—praying to the divine with sincerity and attention—showing that devotion supports ritual by adding reverence, remembrance, and heartfelt invocation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes mantra-prayoga: invoking devas with an ṛc (Vedic verse) according to prescription—an applied aspect of ritual procedure aligned with correct recitation and usage of Vedic hymns.