Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

Pūrṇimā-vrata (Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa-vrata): Observance, Moon Arghya, and Annual Udyāpana

Devanagari script

जागरं च तथा कुर्यार्त्सम्यक्छ्ररद्धासमन्वितः । परेऽह्नि प्रातर्विधिवत्पूर्ववद्विष्णुमर्चयेत् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

jāgaraṃ ca tathā kuryārtsamyakchraraddhāsamanvitaḥ | pare'hni prātarvidhivatpūrvavadviṣṇumarcayet || 28 ||

Translation

De même, qu’on observe la veille (jāgara) avec une foi juste; et le lendemain matin, qu’on adore Viṣṇu selon le rite prescrit, comme auparavant.

Word by Word

• जागरम्: a vigil (wakefulness)
• जागरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); परस्मैपद

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• श्रद्धा: with faith
• श्रद्धा: Sahakari (सहकारी/साधनभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); (understood in compound with ‘समन्वितः’)

• समन्वितः: endowed (with)
• समन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्वि-√इ (धातु) + क्त
• Form: Past participle (क्त/कृदन्त) used adjectivally; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• परे: on the next
• परे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used with ‘अह्नि’

• अह्नि: day
• अह्नि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; temporal adverb (कालवाचक)

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि-वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व-वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotional observances are completed not only by external acts (vigil and worship) but by performing them with śraddhā and in a vidhivat (scripturally ordered) manner, culminating in Viṣṇu-arcana.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: staying wakeful in remembrance and then offering morning worship to Viṣṇu, emphasizing steady devotion and faithful adherence to the rite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the terms vidhivat and pūrvavat—indicating correct sequence, timing (prātar), and rule-based performance of worship.