Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Pūrṇimā-vrata (Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa-vrata): Observance, Moon Arghya, and Annual Udyāpana

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदार्णवसंभूत अत्रिगोत्रसमुद्भव । ग्रहाणार्घ्यं मया दत्तं रोहिणीनायक प्रभो । एवमर्घ्यं प्रदायेन्दोः प्रार्थयेत्प्राञ्जलिस्ततः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrodārṇavasaṃbhūta atrigotrasamudbhava | grahāṇārghyaṃ mayā dattaṃ rohiṇīnāyaka prabho | evamarghyaṃ pradāyendoḥ prārthayetprāñjalistataḥ || 15 ||

Translation

O you born from the Ocean of Milk, sprung from the lineage of Atri—O Lord, beloved leader of Rohiṇī—accept the arghya I have offered. Having thus presented arghya to the Moon, one should then pray with joined palms.

Word by Word

• kṣīra-udārṇava-saṃbhūta: O (one) born from the Milky Ocean
• kṣīra-udārṇava-saṃbhūta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक) + udārṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū धातु)
• Form: Sambhūta = past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; qualifying the addressed deity

• atri-gotra-samudbhava: O (one) arisen from Atri’s lineage
• atri-gotra-samudbhava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atri (प्रातिपदिक) + gotra (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhava (कृदन्त; √bhū धातु with sam-ud)
• Form: Samudbhava = derivative ‘arisen/originating’; Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• gṛhāṇa: accept (take)
• gṛhāṇa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), 2nd person (मध्यम), Singular; Parasmaipada

• arghyam: arghya-offering (water of respect)
• arghyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of gṛhāṇa

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता) / Agent-instrumental (कर्तृकरणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• dattam: given
• dattam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agreeing with arghyam

• rohiṇī-nāyaka: O leader/lord of Rohiṇī
• rohiṇī-nāyaka: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; addressed epithet

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• arghyam: arghya-offering
• arghyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of pradāya

• pradāya: having offered
• pradāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त); ‘having offered/given’

• indoḥ: of the Moon
• indoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; ‘of the Moon’

• prārthayet: should pray/request
• prārthayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√arth (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), 3rd person (प्रथम), Singular; Parasmaipada

• prāñjaliḥ: with folded hands
• prāñjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāñjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used substantively ‘one with joined palms’

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, ritual procedure style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kshirodarnava (Ocean of Milk)
• Atri
• Indu/Chandra (Moon)
• Rohini

FAQs

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

It frames Chandra (Indu) worship as a disciplined act of reverence: offer arghya first, then pray with humility (joined palms), aligning devotion with correct ritual order.

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

Bhakti is expressed through respectful address (epithets recalling the deity’s sacred origins) and surrenderful posture—after giving the offering, the devotee prays prāñjali, emphasizing devotion grounded in reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa-oriented graha-upāsanā (planetary worship) and basic kalpa/ritual procedure: arghya-dāna followed by prescribed prayer posture and invocation to the graha-deity (Chandra).