Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

श्रावणस्य सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यामुपवासकृत् । क्षीरेण मधुमिश्रेण स्नापयेच्छ्रीधरं व्रती ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

śrāvaṇasya site pakṣe dvādaśyāmupavāsakṛt | kṣīreṇa madhumiśreṇa snāpayecchrīdharaṃ vratī || 63 ||

Translation

Pada paruh terang bulan Śrāvaṇa, pada hari Dvādaśī, pelaku vrata hendaknya berpuasa dan memandikan Śrīdhara (Viṣṇu) dengan susu bercampur madu.

Word by Word

• श्रावणस्य: of (the month) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिते: in the bright (half)
• सिते: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• पक्षे: fortnight
• पक्षे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• द्वादश्याम्: on the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• द्वादश्याम्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उपवासकृत्: one who performs fasting
• उपवासकृत्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास-कृत् (कृ धातु + कृत्-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्तः (agent noun), विशेषणम्

• क्षीरेण: with milk
• क्षीरेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मधुमिश्रेण: mixed with honey
• मधुमिश्रेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु-मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of क्षीरेण)

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (cause to be bathed)
• स्नापयेत्: विधेय-क्रिया (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• श्रीधरम्: Śrīdhara (Viṣṇu)
• श्रीधरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• व्रती: the vow-observer
• व्रती: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śrīdhara-vrata (Dvādaśī-oriented milk-abhiṣeka observance; specific name not stated in the verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shridhara
• Sri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It prescribes a Śukla-Dvādaśī vrata in Śrāvaṇa, emphasizing purification (upavāsa) and loving service (abhiṣeka) to Śrīdhara as a direct act of Viṣṇu-bhakti.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical worship: self-restraint through fasting and intimate, reverential service by bathing Viṣṇu with auspicious offerings (milk and honey), expressing surrender and affection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/ritual timing is implied through tithi-based observance (Dvādaśī in Śrāvaṇa Śukla-pakṣa), reflecting traditional calendrical discipline used in vrata-vidhi.