Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

एवमावत्सरं कुर्यात्प्रतिमंगलवासरम् । तिलैर्होमं विधायाथ शतार्द्धं भोजयोद्द्विजान् ॥ ११५ ॥

Transliteration

evamāvatsaraṃ kuryātpratimaṃgalavāsaram | tilairhomaṃ vidhāyātha śatārddhaṃ bhojayoddvijān || 115 ||

Translation

Auf diese Weise soll man dieses Gelübde ein volles Jahr lang an jedem Dienstag begehen. Dann, nachdem man ein Homa mit Sesamsamen vollzogen hat, soll man zweimal fünfzig, also hundert, Brāhmaṇas speisen.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• आ-वत्सरम्: for a year
• आ-वत्सरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपसर्गपूर्वक अव्ययीभावार्थे (आ-), कालवाचक अव्यय (for a year/throughout the year)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Vidhi-kriyā (विधेयक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रति-मङ्गल-वासरम्: on every auspicious day
• प्रति-मङ्गल-वासरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; द्वितीया-एकवचन-रूपेण (accusative singular in form) क्रियाविशेषण (on each auspicious day)

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds
• तिलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• होमम्: homa (fire-offering)
• होमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having performed/arranged)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• शत-अर्द्धम्: half of a hundred (fifty)
• शत-अर्द्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/निर्धारणभाव: शतस्य अर्द्धम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (fifty)

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Vidhi-kriyā (विधेयक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) भावः—भोजयति (causes to eat/feeds)

• द्विजान्: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Bhauma-vrata (Mars/Tuesday observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mangala (Mars)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes sustained discipline (a year-long vrata), purification through tilahoma (sesame oblations), and merit through annadāna—feeding the twice-born—showing that ritual and charity together complete the observance.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as steady, time-bound worship and service: repeating the observance every Tuesday and concluding with offerings and feeding brāhmaṇas as a devotional act that honors sacred duty.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded: specifying the ritual schedule (every Maṅgalavāsara), the material for homa (tila), and the concluding dāna/ भोज्य-दान component (feeding dvijas).