Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

पवित्रारोपणं कृत्वा नरो नार्यथवा यदि । महादेव्याः प्रसादेन भुक्तिं मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

pavitrāropaṇaṃ kṛtvā naro nāryathavā yadi | mahādevyāḥ prasādena bhuktiṃ muktimavāpnuyāt || 22 ||

Translation

Qu’un homme ou une femme accomplisse le pavitrāropana (l’offrande/installation du pavitra), par la grâce de Mahādevī, la Grande Déesse, il obtient à la fois bhukti (jouissance mondaine) et mukti (libération).

Word by Word

• पवित्र-आरोपणम्: installation of the sacred thread/amulet
• पवित्र-आरोपणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘नरः’ इत्यस्य विकल्पः

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक-समुच्चय (disjunctive conjunction)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• महा-देव्याः: of the Great Goddess
• महा-देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रसादेन: by (her) grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana (करण/Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• भुक्तिम्: worldly enjoyment/prosperity
• भुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: may attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pavitrāropaṇa (pavitra offering/installation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahadevi

FAQs

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

It states that the simple devotional act of pavitrāropaṇa, when done with faith, becomes a grace-bearing rite through which Mahādevī grants both prosperity in life and final liberation.

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

The verse centers attainment on prasāda (divine favor), implying that sincere worship and offering—rather than status or gender—opens the way to both worldly well-being and moksha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the correct performance of an offering (āropaṇa) and its phala (result), a key feature of vrata/pujā procedure in Purāṇic ritual instruction.