Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

दिवोदितानि कर्माणि प्रमादादकृतानि चेत् । शर्वर्याः प्रथमे यामे तानि कुर्याद्यथाक्रमम् ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

divoditāni karmāṇi pramādādakṛtāni cet | śarvaryāḥ prathame yāme tāni kuryādyathākramam || 66 ||

Translation

If the duties prescribed for the daytime have been left undone through negligence, then in the first watch of the night one should perform them in their proper sequence.

Word by Word

• दिव-उदितानि: prescribed for daytime
• दिव-उदितानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव (प्रातिपदिक) + उदित (उद्-इ/उद्-धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (nom./acc.), बहुवचन (plural); ‘day-prescribed/announced’

• कर्माणि: rites/duties
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (nom./acc.), बहुवचन (plural)

• प्रमादात्: from negligence
• प्रमादात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (ablative), एकवचन (singular)

• अकृतानि: not done
• अकृतानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (nom./acc.), बहुवचन (plural); नञ्-समासपूर्वक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• शर्वर्याः: of the night
• शर्वर्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रथमे: in the first
• प्रथमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• यामे: watch/period (of the night)
• यामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• तानि: those (rites)
• तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

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

• यथा-क्रमम्: in proper sequence
• यथा-क्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): ‘in due order’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined dharma: when daily obligations are missed through negligence, one should promptly restore order by completing them at the earliest appropriate time, preserving the continuity of right conduct.

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

By urging timely completion of prescribed duties, it supports a steady sādhana-life where devotion is protected from laxity; regular observance becomes a practical foundation for focused remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalā/ritual time-division (yāma) and procedural order (yathākramam), key to correct performance of rites—an applied aspect of Vedāṅga concerns such as Kalpa (ritual procedure) and traditional time-reckoning.