Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठमासचतुर्थ्यां तु प्रार्च्य प्रद्युम्नरूपिणम् । फलं मूलं च युथेभ्यो दत्त्वा स्वर्गं लभेन्नरः ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhamāsacaturthyāṃ tu prārcya pradyumnarūpiṇam | phalaṃ mūlaṃ ca yuthebhyo dattvā svargaṃ labhennaraḥ || 5 ||

Translation

Au jour de Caturthī (quatrième jour lunaire) du mois de Jyeṣṭha, celui qui vénère dûment le Seigneur sous la forme de Pradyumna et donne fruits et racines à des groupes de personnes obtient le ciel.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठ-मास-चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth day (caturthī) of the month Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठ-मास-चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ + मास + चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (sg.); कालाधिकरण (time-locative)

• तु: indeed/and (but)
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/पदार्थ-विशेषक (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• प्रार्च्य: having worshipped
• प्रार्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having worshipped’

• प्रद्युम्न-रूपिणम्: (him) who has the form of Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्न-रूपिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (sg.); उपास्य/पूज्य-विशेष्य

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• मूलम्: root(s)
• मूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यूथेभ्यः: to the groups/assemblies
• यूथेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन (pl.); सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having given’

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• लभेत्: obtains
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद; ‘would obtain/should obtain’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (part of a caturthī-based worship/dāna observance in a caturmūrti sequence)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links a specific sacred time (Jyeṣṭha Caturthī) with focused worship of Viṣṇu as Pradyumna and charitable giving, teaching that devotion plus dāna performed on an auspicious tithi yields meritorious results such as svarga.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as arcana (ritual worship) directed to a particular divine form—Pradyumna—showing that personal, form-based worship combined with generosity is a complete devotional act endorsed in the Purāṇic path.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights calendrical/ritual timing using tithi (Caturthī) and month (Jyeṣṭha), aligning with Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning and Smārta ritual practice for choosing auspicious days for vrata and dāna.