Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदार्णवसंभूत महालक्ष्मीसहोदर । पीयूषधाम रोहिण्याः सहिताऽर्घ्यं गृहाण मे ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrodārṇavasaṃbhūta mahālakṣmīsahodara | pīyūṣadhāma rohiṇyāḥ sahitā'rghyaṃ gṛhāṇa me || 63 ||

Translation

હે ક્ષીરસાગરથી પ્રગટ થયેલા, હે મહાલક્ષ્મીના સહોદર, હે અમૃતધામ! રોહિણી સહિત મારું આ અર્ઘ્ય સ્વીકારો।

Word by Word

• kṣīrodārṇava-saṃbhūta: O one born from the ocean of milk
• kṣīrodārṇava-saṃbhūta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīra-udārṇava-saṃbhūta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; adjective used in address (विशेषण)

• mahā-lakṣmī-sahodara: O brother of Mahālakṣmī
• mahā-lakṣmī-sahodara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-lakṣmī-sahodara (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• pīyūṣa-dhāma: O abode of nectar
• pīyūṣa-dhāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīyūṣa-dhāma (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (addressing the deity)

• rohiṇyāḥ: of Rohiṇī
• rohiṇyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• sahitā: together with
• sahitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicative/qualifying (विशेषण)

• arghyam: offering (arghya)
• arghyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gṛhāṇa: accept
• gṛhāṇa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोṭ्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (enclitic)

Speaker

Narada (in a worship/invocation context within the Narada Purana’s fourth pada narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahālakṣmī
• Rohiṇī
• Kṣīra-samudra (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

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

It models reverential upacāra (formal worship) by offering arghya while praising the deity’s cosmic origin and divine associations, turning a simple ritual act into a concentrated act of bhakti.

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

Bhakti is expressed through humble address (stuti) and personal offering—“accept from me”—showing devotion as a relationship of honor, remembrance of divine qualities, and surrendered action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied through the act of offering arghya—an established worship element used in pūjā and vrata contexts, emphasizing correct devotional etiquette.