Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

जागरादीनिनि निर्वर्त्य दद्यादात्मविदे ततः । सार्धाढकं च गोधूमान्दक्षिणां हेम शक्तितः ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

jāgarādīnini nirvartya dadyādātmavide tataḥ | sārdhāḍhakaṃ ca godhūmāndakṣiṇāṃ hema śaktitaḥ || 71 ||

Translation

Après avoir accompli la veille et les autres observances prescrites, qu’on fasse alors l’offrande à un connaisseur du Soi. En guise de dakṣiṇā, qu’on donne une āḍhaka et demie de blé, et de l’or selon ses moyens.

Word by Word

• जागर-आदीनि: the vigil and other (observances)
• जागर-आदीनि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; आदि-तत्पुरुषः—जागरं च अन्यानि च (etc.)

• निर्वर्त्य: having performed/completed
• निर्वर्त्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्वृत्/वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), उपसर्गः—निर्; अर्थः—समाप्य/अनुष्ठाय (having completed)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आत्मविदे: to a knower of the Self
• आत्मविदे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—आत्मानं वेत्ति इति (knower of the Self)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थः—अनन्तरम्/तस्मात् (thereafter/then)

• सार्ध-आढकम्: one and a half āḍhaka (measure)
• सार्ध-आढकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्ध (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + आढक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—सार्धम् आढकम् (one and a half āḍhaka measure)

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

• गोधूमान्: wheat (grains)
• गोधूमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोधूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• दक्षिणाम्: a priestly fee/gift
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; दानरूपा दक्षिणा (fee/gift)

• हेम: gold
• हेम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमन्/हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; दानवस्तु (as an item to be given)

• शक्तितः: according to ability
• शक्तितः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverbial), अर्थः—यथाशक्ति

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma/vrata context within Purva Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It links inner discipline (jāgara and allied observances) with right conclusion of a rite: honoring spiritual knowledge through giving to an ātma-vid, showing that realization and dharma are supported by humility and generosity.

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

While the verse is primarily ritual-dharma, its spirit supports bhakti by emphasizing reverence for the spiritually accomplished and offering dakṣiṇā without pride—devotion expressed through service and giving according to one’s means.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis is foregrounded: proper completion (nirvartanā) of an observance and the rule of dakṣiṇā, including a specific traditional measure (āḍhaka) for grain—reflecting applied kalpa-style procedural detail.