Shloka 42

The Greatness of the Month of Māgha

Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna

Devanagari script

पश्चाच्च पारणं कुर्याद्द्विजान्भोज्य सुहृद्वृतः । एवं कृते वरारोहे न भूयो जायते क्वचित् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

paścācca pāraṇaṃ kuryāddvijānbhojya suhṛdvṛtaḥ | evaṃ kṛte varārohe na bhūyo jāyate kvacit || 42 ||

Translation

ನಂತರ ಪಾರಣವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು; ದ್ವಿಜರನ್ನು (ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರನ್ನು) ಭೋಜನಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ಸೌಹೃದ ಮಿತ್ರರಿಂದ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿದಿರಬೇಕು. ಓ ಸುಂದರಿ, ಇದು ಸಮ್ಯಕಾಗಿ ನಡೆದರೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಜನ್ಮವಿಲ್ಲ।

Word by Word

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb): ‘afterwards’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• पारणम्: the breaking (of the fast)
• पारणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• द्विजान्: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया बहुवचन (Acc. pl.)

• भोज्य: having fed
• भोज्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakālakriyā/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भोज्य (कृदन्त; √भुज्/भोज् धातु)
• Form: क्तव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), अव्ययभावे (absolutive sense) ‘having fed/after feeding’; here used as क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial participle)

• सुहृत्-वृतः: surrounded by friends
• सुहृत्-वृतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुहृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत (कृदन्त; √वृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (Tatpuruṣa): ‘सुहृद्भिः वृतः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb): ‘thus’

• कृते: when done
• कृते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc. sg.), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग रूपसम्भव; here locative absolute sense: ‘when (it is) done’

• वरारोहे: O fair-hipped lady
• वरारोहे: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरारोहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (Karmadhāraya): ‘वरा च सा आरोहा’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (Voc. sg.)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘again, further’

• जायते: is born
• जायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• क्वचित्: ever/anywhere
• क्वचित्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश/कालवाचक (indefinite adverb): ‘anywhere/ever’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī (implied by immediate context of the passage)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brahmana)

FAQs

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

It teaches that a vow becomes spiritually complete only with pāraṇa and brāhmaṇa-feeding; when performed with proper intent and procedure, the rite is said to culminate in mokṣa—freedom from repeated birth.

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

By emphasizing a disciplined devotional vow (vrata) completed with respectful service (bhojana) to dvijas, it frames bhakti as worship expressed through correct observance, gratitude, and charitable hospitality.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the correct sequencing of a vrata—concluding with pāraṇa and prescribed feeding—showing how ritual completion is essential to the intended spiritual fruit.