Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

चतुर्दशग्रंथियुतं सूत्रं कृत्वा सुशोभनम् । ततः पुराणमुत्तार्य सूत्रं क्षिप्त्वा जलाशयें ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

caturdaśagraṃthiyutaṃ sūtraṃ kṛtvā suśobhanam | tataḥ purāṇamuttārya sūtraṃ kṣiptvā jalāśayeṃ || 25 ||

Translation

十四の結び目を備えた美しい紐を作り、ついでプラーナを取り上げたのち、その紐を水のたまりへ投げ入れた。

Word by Word

• caturdaśa: fourteen
• caturdaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective), समासपूर्वपद; (in compound)

• granthi: knot
• granthi: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: granthi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया? (compound member), एकवचन (as member)

• yutam: endowed with
• yutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; युज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युक्त’ = endowed/connected

• sūtram: thread
• sūtram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having done/made’

• suśobhanam: very beautiful
• suśobhanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गपूर्वक विशेषण

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• purāṇam: the Purāṇa (book)
• purāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uttārya: having lifted up
• uttārya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: uttṝ (उत्तॄ/उत्-तॄ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having lifted up/raised’

• sūtram: the thread
• sūtram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṣiptvā: having thrown
• kṣiptvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (क्षिप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having thrown/cast’

• jalāśaye: in a water-reservoir
• jalāśaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalāśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; जलस्य आशयः = reservoir of water

Speaker

Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers in the Anukramanika context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Purana

FAQs

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

It presents a ritualized, reverential protocol for handling a Purāṇa—treating the scripture as sacred and emphasizing purity, order, and symbolic actions that protect the sanctity of transmission.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as sevā (devotional service) to sacred knowledge: careful, disciplined handling of the Purāṇa is itself a devotional act that honors the divine message carried by the text.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style procedural discipline (ritual method) and the broader śāstric concern for correct handling of sacred materials—an applied, practice-oriented aspect of dharmic observance.