Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

वैशाखे श्रावणे मार्गे कार्तिकाश्विनपौषतः । माघफाल्गुनयोर्मासोर्दीपारंभं समाचरेत् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

vaiśākhe śrāvaṇe mārge kārtikāśvinapauṣataḥ | māghaphālgunayormāsordīpāraṃbhaṃ samācaret || 62 ||

Translation

Man soll den Ritus des Lampenopfers (dīpārambha) ordnungsgemäß in den Monaten Vaiśākha, Śrāvaṇa, Mārgaśīrṣa, Kārtika, Āśvina, Pauṣa, Māgha und Phālguna beginnen.

Word by Word

• वैशाखे: in Vaiśākha
• वैशाखे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; मास-नाम

• श्रावणे: in Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मास-नाम

• मार्गे: in Mārga(śīrṣa)
• मार्गे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र ‘मार्गशीर्ष’ मासः

• कार्तिकाश्विनपौषतः: from (the months) Kārtika, Āśvina, and Pauṣa (onwards)
• कार्तिकाश्विनपौषतः: अधिकरण/काल-निर्देश (Time range/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कार्तिक + आश्विन + पौष + तः (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पञ्चमी-अर्थे तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from/starting with’; समुच्चित-मासनाम-समाहार

• माघफाल्गुनयोः: of Māgha and Phālguna
• माघफाल्गुनयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (माघश्च फाल्गुनश्च)

• मासयोः: of (the two) months
• मासयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• दीपारम्भम्: the commencement of lamp-(rite)
• दीपारम्भम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + आरम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दीपस्य आरम्भः)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/undertake
• समाचरेत्: क्रिया (Injunctive/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedāṅga/vrata-vidhi discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dīpārambha / Dīpa-dāna (lamp observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It sanctifies dīpa-dāna by tying it to specific months of the sacred calendar, teaching that devotional light-offerings are most effective when begun at ritually appropriate times (kāla-niyama), supporting merit (puṇya) and purity (śuddhi).

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

By prescribing the disciplined commencement of lamp worship, the verse frames bhakti as steady, time-bound practice—regularly offering light as an act of reverence that sustains remembrance and worship through the year.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights calendrical and ritual timing knowledge—using lunar months (māsa) as the framework for observances—reflecting Vedāṅga-style attention to proper ritual time (kāla) and procedure (vidhi).