Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

श्रावणस्य सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यामुपवासकृत् । क्षीरेण मधुमिश्रेण स्नापयेच्छ्रीधरं व्रती ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

śrāvaṇasya site pakṣe dvādaśyāmupavāsakṛt | kṣīreṇa madhumiśreṇa snāpayecchrīdharaṃ vratī || 63 ||

Translation

Dans la quinzaine claire de Śrāvaṇa, au douzième jour lunaire (Dvādaśī), l’observant du vœu doit jeûner et baigner Śrīdhara (le Seigneur Viṣṇu) avec du lait mêlé de miel.

Word by Word

• श्रावणस्य: of (the month) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिते: in the bright (half)
• सिते: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• पक्षे: fortnight
• पक्षे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• द्वादश्याम्: on the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• द्वादश्याम्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उपवासकृत्: one who performs fasting
• उपवासकृत्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास-कृत् (कृ धातु + कृत्-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्तः (agent noun), विशेषणम्

• क्षीरेण: with milk
• क्षीरेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मधुमिश्रेण: mixed with honey
• मधुमिश्रेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु-मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of क्षीरेण)

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (cause to be bathed)
• स्नापयेत्: विधेय-क्रिया (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• श्रीधरम्: Śrīdhara (Viṣṇu)
• श्रीधरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• व्रती: the vow-observer
• व्रती: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śrīdhara-vrata (Dvādaśī-oriented milk-abhiṣeka observance; specific name not stated in the verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shridhara
• Sri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It prescribes a Śukla-Dvādaśī vrata in Śrāvaṇa, emphasizing purification (upavāsa) and loving service (abhiṣeka) to Śrīdhara as a direct act of Viṣṇu-bhakti.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical worship: self-restraint through fasting and intimate, reverential service by bathing Viṣṇu with auspicious offerings (milk and honey), expressing surrender and affection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/ritual timing is implied through tithi-based observance (Dvādaśī in Śrāvaṇa Śukla-pakṣa), reflecting traditional calendrical discipline used in vrata-vidhi.