Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4

Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय नित्यकर्म समाप्य च । श्रद्धया पूजयेद्विष्णुं वशी क्रोधविवार्जितः ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya nityakarma samāpya ca | śraddhayā pūjayedviṣṇuṃ vaśī krodhavivārjitaḥ || 4 ||

Translation

ನಂತರ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ಎದ್ದು ನಿತ್ಯಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಗಿಸಿ, ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ ವಿಷ್ಣುವನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಬೇಕು—ಸ್ವನಿಯಂತ್ರಣದಿಂದ, ಕ್ರೋಧವಿಲ್ಲದೆ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+उत्+स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having risen)

• नित्यकर्म: daily rites/duties
• नित्यकर्म: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (नित्यं कर्म)

• समाप्य: having finished
• समाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having completed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वशी: self-controlled
• वशी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रोधविवार्जितः: free from anger
• क्रोधविवार्जितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + विवर्जित (कृदन्त; वि+वृज्/वर्ज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्रोधेन विवर्जितः/क्रोधात् विवर्जितः—sense: free from anger)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (continuation of the vrata)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is strengthened by discipline: complete daily duties first, then worship Vishnu with faith, self-restraint, and a mind purified of anger.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion but a regulated practice—faithful worship supported by nityakarma, sense-control, and the deliberate abandonment of anger.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes applied ritual discipline (nityakarma and proper daily observances), aligning conduct and worship—an essential foundation for correct practice even before technical Vedanga study.