Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

दिग्भ्यो दिग्देवताभ्यश्च नमस्कृत्य कृतांजलिः । प्रातरादेः परं कर्म कुर्यादपि विधानतः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

digbhyo digdevatābhyaśca namaskṛtya kṛtāṃjaliḥ | prātarādeḥ paraṃ karma kuryādapi vidhānataḥ || 63 ||

Translation

Having bowed with joined palms to the directions and to the deities who preside over the directions, one should then perform the ensuing morning duties, strictly in accordance with the prescribed rule.

Word by Word

• दिग्भ्यः: from the directions
• दिग्भ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), पञ्चमी/चतुर्थी विभक्ति (5th/4th case; here Ablative sense), बहुवचन (plural)

• दिक्-देवताभ्यः: from the deities of the directions
• दिक्-देवताभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् + देवता (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), पञ्चमी/चतुर्थी विभक्ति (5th/4th; here Ablative sense), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction/particle)

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having saluted’

• कृत-अञ्जलिः: with hands joined (in reverence)
• कृत-अञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular); बहुव्रीहिः—‘कृतः अञ्जलिः येन सः’

• प्रातर्-आदेः: of the morning and the like
• प्रातर्-आदेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिकवत्) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular); ‘प्रातरादि’ = ‘morning etc.’

• परम्: subsequent/next
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• कर्म: rite/duty
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थ (also/even)

• विधानतः: according to prescription
• विधानतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), ‘according to rule’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Dig (Directions)
• Digdevatā (Deities of the directions)

FAQs

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

It sanctifies the start of the day by aligning one’s actions with cosmic order—honoring the directions and their presiding powers before beginning prescribed duties.

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

It expresses bhakti through disciplined reverence (namaskāra with añjali) and obedience to sacred injunctions, making daily actions a form of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “vidhānataḥ,” emphasizing that morning rites and subsequent acts should follow proper injunction and method.