Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

धनधान्यसमृद्धश्च निश्चितं जायते द्विज । अथापाराह्णसमये नवम्यां संनिमंत्रिताम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

dhanadhānyasamṛddhaśca niścitaṃ jāyate dvija | athāpārāhṇasamaye navamyāṃ saṃnimaṃtritām || 25 ||

Translation

Ô deux-fois-né, il devient assurément comblé de richesses et d’abondance de grains. C’est pourquoi, au temps d’apārāhṇa (l’après-midi), le neuvième jour lunaire (Navamī), qu’on invite dûment ce qui a été invoqué (la divinité ou l’observance).

Word by Word

• धन-धान्य-समृद्धः: prosperous in wealth and grain
• धन-धान्य-समृद्धः: Karta-anuyāyin (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + धान्य + समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थक (wealth and grain) + समृद्ध; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (समृद्धः = prosperous)

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

• निश्चितम्: certainly
• निश्चितम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निश्चित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक एकवचन (adverbial accusative: certainly/definitely)

• जायते: is born / becomes
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• द्विज: O Brahmin
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then)

• अपराह्ण-समये: at the time of afternoon
• अपराह्ण-समये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराह्ण + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अपराह्णस्य समयः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth lunar day
• नवम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• संनिमन्त्रिताम्: (her/it) invited
• संनिमन्त्रिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + नि + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: कृत (past passive participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘invited’ (object understood, e.g., देवी/तिथि/पूजा)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the vrata/vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

FAQs

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

It links disciplined tithi-based observance with assured material sufficiency (wealth and grain), presenting prosperity as a fruit of dharmic, time-correct worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as faithful adherence to ritual timing—inviting and honoring the sacred observance on Navamī at apārāhṇa—showing devotion through precise, reverent practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (tithi/time-division such as apārāhṇa) are implied, emphasizing correct calendrical timing in vrata performance.