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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16

Pūrṇimā Pūrṇa-vratas: Dharmarāja-vrata, Vaṭa-Sāvitrī-vrata, and Gopadma-vrata

आचार्यं वस्त्रभूषाद्यैस्तोषयेत्स्निग्धमानसः । भोजयेन्मिष्टपक्वान्नैर्द्विजानन्यांश्च शक्तितः ॥ १६ ॥

ācāryaṃ vastrabhūṣādyaistoṣayetsnigdhamānasaḥ | bhojayenmiṣṭapakvānnairdvijānanyāṃśca śaktitaḥ || 16 ||

Le cœur empreint d’affection, qu’on réjouisse l’ācārya par des vêtements, des ornements et autres présents; et, selon ses moyens, qu’on nourrisse des brāhmaṇas et d’autres personnes de mets sucrés et bien cuits.

आचार्यम्the teacher
आचार्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
वस्त्रभूषाद्यैःwith clothes, ornaments, etc.
वस्त्रभूषाद्यैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र+भूषा+आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (वस्त्र-भूषा) + आदि-समाहार (etc.)
तोषयेत्should please
तोषयेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootतुष् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
स्निग्धमानसःwith a kindly mind (being affectionate-minded)
स्निग्धमानसः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्निग्ध+मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य मानसः स्निग्धः सः) — 'one whose mind is affectionate'
भोजयेत्should feed
भोजयेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्/भोजय् (णिजन्त; धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative: 'cause to eat')
मिष्टपक्वान्नैःwith sweet cooked foods
मिष्टपक्वान्नैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमिष्ट+पक्व+अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मिष्टं च पक्वं च अन्नम्)
द्विजान्Brahmins (twice-born)
द्विजान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
अन्यान्other
अन्यान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्विजान्)
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
शक्तितःaccording to one’s capacity
शक्तितः:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); यथाशक्ति (according to ability)

Narada (teaching in a dharma-instruction context)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

A
Acharya
D
Dvija (Brahmanas)

FAQs

It teaches that dharma is fulfilled through respectful service to the guru and charitable feeding, performed with genuine affection and humility rather than mere display.

By emphasizing a loving heart (snigdha-mānasaḥ), it frames outward acts—honoring the teacher and feeding others—as expressions of inner devotion and reverence.

It reflects kalpa-style ritual discipline (proper conduct of giving and feeding in rites), stressing proportionate giving (śaktitaḥ) and the etiquette of honoring qualified recipients.