Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

योऽर्घ्यदानेन बालेंदुं हविष्याशी जितेंद्रियः । पूजयेत्साज्यसुमनेधर्मकामार्थसिद्धये ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

yo'rghyadānena bāleṃduṃ haviṣyāśī jiteṃdriyaḥ | pūjayetsājyasumanedharmakāmārthasiddhaye || 24 ||

Translation

He who has mastered his senses and lives on havis (simple sacrificial food), worships the young moon by offering arghya, and honors it with flowers and ghee—attains success in dharma, kāma, and artha.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• अर्घ्य-दानेन: by offering arghya (water offering)
• अर्घ्य-दानेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अर्घ्यस्य दानम्)

• बाल-इन्दुम्: the young moon
• बाल-इन्दुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (बालः इन्दुः)

• हविष्य-आशी: one who eats only havis (oblations)
• हविष्य-आशी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हविष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (हविष्यं अश्नाति इति)

• जित-इन्द्रियः: self-controlled (having conquered the senses)
• जित-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त; √जि जये, क्त) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (जितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स-आज्य-सुमने: with flowers along with ghee
• स-आज्य-सुमने: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थे अव्यय) + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (साज्यं सुमनः—घृतसहितैः पुष्पैः)

• धर्म-काम-अर्थ-सिद्धये: for the attainment of dharma, desire, and wealth
• धर्म-काम-अर्थ-सिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समाहार/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मकामा अर्थाश्च तेषां सिद्धिः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma-ritual instruction context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)

FAQs

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

It links ritual purity (havis diet), self-restraint (jitendriya), and a respectful offering (arghya) to holistic worldly harmony—success in dharma, kāma, and artha—showing that external worship must be supported by inner discipline.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upāsanā: worship performed with reverence and purity (arghya, flowers, ghee) and with controlled senses, indicating that devotion is strengthened by vrata-like restraint and proper ritual conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa/ritual practice (proper arghya-offering and use of ghṛta and flowers) and a jyotiṣa-oriented focus on the Moon (bālendu), implying timing and observance connected to lunar phases in Narada Purana rituals.