Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

नानारत्नविभूषाढ्यं प्रसन्नास्यं विचिंतयेत् । आवाहनादिभिः सर्वैरुपचारैः समर्चयेत् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

nānāratnavibhūṣāḍhyaṃ prasannāsyaṃ viciṃtayet | āvāhanādibhiḥ sarvairupacāraiḥ samarcayet || 13 ||

Translation

Qu’on médite la Divinité, richement parée de multiples joyaux, au visage serein et gracieux; puis qu’on L’honore pleinement par tous les services rituels, à commencer par l’invocation (āvāhana) et le reste.

Word by Word

• नाना-रत्न-विभूषा-आढ्यम्: richly adorned with various jeweled ornaments
• नाना-रत्न-विभूषा-आढ्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषा (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—गणेशस्य; ‘नानारत्नैः विभूषाभिः आढ्यम्’ (richly adorned)

• प्रसन्न-आस्यम्: with a serene face
• प्रसन्न-आस्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—गणेशस्य; ‘प्रसन्नम् आस्यं यस्य सः’

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate/visualize
• विचिन्तयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु) उपसर्गः वि-
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आवाहन-आदिभिः: with invocation and the other (rites)
• आवाहन-आदिभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाहन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘आवाहनं च आदयः च’ इत्यर्थे समाहारद्वन्द्व-सम्भावना, परन्तु प्रचलितं ‘आवाहनादि’ (etc.) इति तत्पुरुषवत्

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘उपचारैः’

• उपचारैः: services/offerings
• उपचारैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समर्चयेत्: should worship properly
• समर्चयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Jāti-Candrodaya (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It links inner contemplation (dhyāna of the deity’s auspicious, pleasing form) with outer worship (upacāras), teaching that devotion is complete when mind and ritual action support each other.

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

Bhakti is expressed first by lovingly visualizing the Lord’s gracious presence and then by honoring that presence through respectful services like āvāhana and other upacāras—devotion as both remembrance and reverent offering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Practical ritual discipline is emphasized: the ordered sequence of pūjā services (āvāhana-ādi upacāras) and correct performance of prescribed worship acts, aligning practice with śāstric procedure.