Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
नमःस्वस्तिस्वधास्वाहालंवषड्योग ईरिता । चतुर्थी चैव तादर्थ्ये तुमर्थाद्भाववाचिनः ॥ १३ ॥
namaḥsvastisvadhāsvāhālaṃvaṣaḍyoga īritā | caturthī caiva tādarthye tumarthādbhāvavācinaḥ || 13 ||
“नमः, स्वस्ति, स्वधा, स्वाहा, अलम्” तथा “वषट्” आदि शब्द दत्वर्थ में चतुर्थी विभक्ति का विधान करते हैं। ‘उसके लिए’ (तादर्थ्य) में भी चतुर्थी होती है, और धातु से बना ‘-तुम्’ प्रत्यय इच्छित कर्म-भाव को प्रकट करता है।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga/Vyakarana context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links sacred utterances used in worship and sacrifice (namaḥ, svasti, svadhā, svāhā, vaṣaṭ) with precise grammatical usage, showing that correct speech (śabda) and correct intention (artha) are integral to dharma and ritual purity.
By teaching that offerings and salutations are expressed as “for” the deity or recipient (dative sense), it emphasizes purposeful dedication—acts done for the Lord, the Devas, or the Pitṛs—turning speech and action into conscious devotional offering.
Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar): it states when the dative (caturthī) is used—after certain indeclinables and in purpose-constructions—and notes the infinitive in -tum as a marker of intended action/purpose.
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