Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

एवं कृतविधिः शेषं निशायां निनयेत्सुधीः । गीतैः सुमंगलप्रायैः स्तवपाठैर्जपादिभिः ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtavidhiḥ śeṣaṃ niśāyāṃ ninayetsudhīḥ | gītaiḥ sumaṃgalaprāyaiḥ stavapāṭhairjapādibhiḥ || 45 ||

Translation

Ayant ainsi accompli le rite prescrit, le sage doit passer le reste de la nuit en chants dévotionnels de bon augure, en récitation d’hymnes, en japa (répétition du mantra) et en pratiques semblables.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• kṛta-vidhiḥ: one who has completed the rite
• kṛta-vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ-धातु, क्त) + vidhi (विधि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: ‘one who has performed the rite’); head: vidhiḥ, qualified by kṛta

• śeṣam: the remainder (time)
• śeṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (शेष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• niśāyām: in the night
• niśāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (निशा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• ninayet: should spend/pass
• ninayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (नी-धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada; causative sense not intended here (simple ‘to lead/pass’)

• sudhīḥ: the wise man
• sudhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-dhī (सु + धी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारयः ‘good/intelligent-minded’

• gītaiḥ: with songs
• gītaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta (गीता/गीत-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• su-maṃgala-prāyaiḥ: mostly auspicious
• su-maṃgala-prāyaiḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (सु-उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + maṃgala (मङ्गल-प्रातिपदिक) + prāya (प्राय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; agrees with gītaiḥ; compound meaning ‘mostly auspicious’; (maṃgala-prāya = तत्पुरुषः; su-maṃgala as intensifying prefix)

• stava-pāṭhaiḥ: with hymn-recitals
• stava-pāṭhaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (स्तव-प्रातिपदिक) + pāṭha (पाठ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुषः ‘recitations of hymns’

• japa-ādibhiḥ: with japa and other (acts)
• japa-ādibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (जप-प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुषः ‘japa and the like’ (ādi = etc.)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that a rite is completed not only by formal procedure but by sustaining a sacred inner mood—spending the remaining night in auspicious remembrance through song, hymn-recitation, and japa.

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

Bhakti is shown as continuous engagement: after ritual acts, the devotee remains absorbed in praise (stava), chanting (japa), and auspicious singing, keeping the mind anchored in the divine rather than returning to ordinary distractions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes practical ritual discipline (kalpa-style conduct): timing (night observance) and method (stotra-patha and japa as prescribed auxiliaries to worship), rather than a technical lesson in grammar or astrology.