Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā

Devanagari script

वस्त्रेणाच्छादितं कुम्भं पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितम् । दद्यादध्यात्मविदुषे ब्राह्मणाय मुनीश्वर ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

vastreṇācchāditaṃ kumbhaṃ pañcaratnasamanvitam | dadyādadhyātmaviduṣe brāhmaṇāya munīśvara || 22 ||

Translation

Ô seigneur parmi les sages, qu’on offre à un brāhmane versé dans la connaissance intérieure (adhyātma) une jarre couverte d’un tissu et pourvue des cinq gemmes.

Word by Word

• वस्त्रेण: with a cloth
• वस्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आच्छादितम्: covered
• आच्छादितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+छद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आच्छादितम्’ = covered

• कुम्भम्: pot
• कुम्भम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• पञ्च-रत्न-समन्वितम्: endowed with five gems
• पञ्च-रत्न-समन्वितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—‘पञ्च रत्नानि’ (five gems) + ‘समन्वित’ (युक्त)

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

• अध्यात्म-विदुषे: to a knower of spirituality
• अध्यात्म-विदुषे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यात्म (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘अध्यात्मस्य विद्वान्’

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मुनीनां ईश्वरः’

Speaker

Narada (teaching a sage interlocutor addressed as ‘munīśvara’)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches dāna (sacred giving) directed toward adhyātma—supporting a Brahmin who is learned in Self-knowledge—so the gift becomes a dharma-act aligned with inner purification and liberation-oriented merit.

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

While not naming a deity here, it reflects a bhakti-friendly ethic: honoring and sustaining spiritually realized teachers through reverent offerings, which is a practical expression of devotion and humility.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-style dāna-vidhi) is implied: specifying the object (kumbha), its preparation (cloth-covered), and qualification of the recipient (adhyātma-vid), which are key procedural elements in dharmic rites.