Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अथ पूर्वास्वषाढासु दधिपात्राण्युपोषित: । कुलवृत्तोपसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे

Transliteration

atha pūrvāṣāḍhāsu dadhipātrāṇy upoṣitaḥ | kulavṛttopasampanne brāhmaṇe vedapārage

Translation

Nārada said: “Then, on the day of Pūrvāṣāḍhā, having observed a fast and (having prepared) vessels of curd, he approached a Brāhmaṇa who was endowed with good family conduct and established tradition, and who was learned in the Vedas.”

Word by Word

अथthen/now

पूर्वासुin the earlier (ones)

आषाढासुin (the nakshatra) Āṣāḍhās

दधिcurd/yogurt

पात्राणिvessels/bowls

उपोषितःhaving fasted / having observed a fast

कुलवृत्तोपसम्पन्नेin/with a (person) endowed with good family conduct

ब्राह्मणेin/with a Brahmin

वेदपारगेin/with one who has mastered the Veda

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Pūrvāṣāḍhā (nakṣatra)

curd (dadhi)

vessels (pātra)

a Brāhmaṇa learned in the Vedas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic discipline: observing a fast and directing offerings toward a worthy recipient—one grounded in good conduct and Vedic learning—so that religious acts are guided by purity of practice and discernment in choosing the proper person.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a sequence of ritual action: at the auspicious time associated with the Pūrvāṣāḍhā nakṣatra, a person fasts and prepares vessels of curd, then goes to a Brāhmaṇa renowned for exemplary family conduct and mastery of the Vedas, presumably to perform a prescribed offering or charitable rite.