Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

समर्पणीयौ विप्राय वेदवेदांगशालिने । वर्षे वर्षे ततः पश्चाद्विधेयं वर्षपंचकम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

samarpaṇīyau viprāya vedavedāṃgaśāline | varṣe varṣe tataḥ paścādvidheyaṃ varṣapaṃcakam || 26 ||

Translation

Qu’on les offre à un brāhmaṇa instruit dans les Veda et les Vedāṅga. Ensuite, d’année en année, qu’on accomplisse une observance s’étendant sur cinq ans.

Word by Word

• समर्पणीयौ: to be offered (two items)
• समर्पणीयौ: विधेय-विशेषण (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्पणीय (कृदन्त; √सम्-√अर्प् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थे ‘कर्तव्य/अर्पणीय’ (gerundive/तव्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ)

• विप्राय: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: सम्प्रदान (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-शालिने: to one learned in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेद-वेदाङ्ग-शालिने: सम्प्रदान-विशेषण (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘वेदवेदाङ्गयोः शालिन्’ = वेद-वेदाङ्ग-शालिन् (बहुवस्तु-तत्पुरुष)

• वर्षे: in a year
• वर्षे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वर्षे: (each) year
• वर्षे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्तिः = ‘every year’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = ‘thereafter/from that’

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: क्रियाविशेषण (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• विधेयम्: to be performed
• विधेयम्: विधेय-विशेषण (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधेय (कृदन्त; √धा धातु, विधेय/कर्तव्यार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘कर्तव्य/आचरितव्य’ (gerundive sense)

• वर्ष-पञ्चकम्: a set of five years
• वर्ष-पञ्चकम्: कर्म/विधेय-वस्तु (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः = ‘पञ्च वर्षाणि’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purāṇic injunctions while conveying the teaching lineage associated with Nārada’s discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It frames dāna (ritual offering) as spiritually effective when given to a qualified recipient—one grounded in Veda and Vedāṅga—and links it to sustained discipline through an annually repeated five-year observance.

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

By emphasizing regular, repeated observance and reverence for Vedic custodians, it supports bhakti as steady practice (niyama) expressed through respectful giving and continuity of sacred tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse spotlights Vedāṅga competence as a marker of ritual reliability—especially Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (timing), supported by Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa/Chandas/Nirukta for correct recitation and meaning.