Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यात्पूर्ववद्भक्तिसंयुतः । कल्यकर्म च निर्वर्त्य माधवं पुनरर्चयेत् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātpūrvavadbhaktisaṃyutaḥ | kalyakarma ca nirvartya mādhavaṃ punararcayet || 33 ||

Translation

La nuit, animé de bhakti comme auparavant, qu’il veille; puis, après avoir accompli selon le rite les actes auspices, qu’il adore de nouveau Mādhava (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• जागरणम्: wakefulness; vigil
• जागरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्ध)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• भक्ति-संयुतः: endowed with devotion
• भक्ति-संयुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त, √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (भक्त्या संयुतः = endowed with devotion)

• कल्य-कर्म: an auspicious act
• कल्य-कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कल्यं कर्म = auspicious act)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• निर्वर्त्य: having performed/completed
• निर्वर्त्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्वृत्/वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्ग: निर्; अर्थः—‘समाप्य/कृत्वा’

• माधवम्: Mādhava (Vishnu)
• माधवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (adverb: again)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Madhava
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained wakeful remembrance (jāgaraṇa) joined with devotion, followed by proper completion of auspicious rites and renewed worship of Viṣṇu, deepens vrata merit and steadies the mind in bhakti.

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

Bhakti is shown as continuous practice: staying awake in devotional attentiveness, performing the prescribed sacred actions carefully, and returning again to worship Mādhava—making devotion both inward (vigil) and outward (arcana).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure is implied: the orderly completion of kalya-karma (auspicious rites) and repeated arcana indicates attention to kalpa-style discipline (proper performance of rites) rather than a purely theoretical teaching.