Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीपते नमस्तुभ्यं क्षीरार्णवनिवासिने । अर्घ्यं गृहाण देवेश लक्ष्म्या च सहितः प्रक्षो ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

lakṣmīpate namastubhyaṃ kṣīrārṇavanivāsine | arghyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa lakṣmyā ca sahitaḥ prakṣo || 107 ||

Translation

Ô Seigneur de Lakṣmī, hommage à Toi, qui demeures dans l’Océan de Lait. Ô Seigneur des dieux, reçois cet arghya; puisses-Tu être honoré par cette aspersion sacrée avec Lakṣmī.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मीपते: O Lord of Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—लक्ष्म्याः पतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); Vocative masculine singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular

• क्षीरार्णवनिवासिने: to the dweller in the ocean of milk
• क्षीरार्णवनिवासिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक) + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—क्षीर-अर्णवे निवासः यस्य/यः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘dweller in the ocean of milk’; Dative masculine singular

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• गृहाण: accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; √ग्रह्

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—देवानाम् ईशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); Vocative masculine singular

• लक्ष्म्या: with Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्म्या: Saha (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण/सह), एकवचन; Instrumental feminine singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• सहितः: together (accompanied)
• सहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘accompanied’; Nominative masculine singular (agreeing with implied ‘त्वम्’)

• प्रक्षो: sprinkle/purify (us)
• प्रक्षो: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + क्षु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; √क्षु/क्षौ (क्षौति/क्षौति—‘to wash/sprinkle’), प्र-उपसर्ग; पाठभेदसम्भवः: ‘प्रक्षौ’/‘प्रक्षो’ = ‘sprinkle/purify’

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Nārada–Sanatkumāra dialogue (instructional verse on Viṣṇu worship)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It frames Viṣṇu as Lakṣmī’s Lord and the cosmic preserver resting in the Ocean of Milk, teaching that reverent offerings (arghya) made with humility and remembrance of Lakṣmī unite prosperity (śrī) with devotion.

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

Bhakti appears as personal address, surrender, and hospitality to God—salutation, invitation, and offering—treating Viṣṇu (with Lakṣmī) as the living divine presence who graciously accepts a devotee’s simple rite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style ritual practice: the arghya offering and ceremonial sprinkling (prokṣaṇa/prakṣaṇa) as structured acts of pūjā, showing how correct ritual steps support devotional worship.