Shloka 22

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणानष्टौ मासांते तु सदक्षिणान् । वर्जयेन्मधु मांसं च तं मासं ब्रह्मचर्यवान् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

bhojayedbrāhmaṇānaṣṭau māsāṃte tu sadakṣiṇān | varjayenmadhu māṃsaṃ ca taṃ māsaṃ brahmacaryavān || 22 ||

Translation

ತಿಂಗಳ ಅಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂಟು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರಿಗೆ ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡಿಸಿ ಯೋಗ್ಯ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ನೀಡಬೇಕು; ಆ ತಿಂಗಳು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯ ಪಾಲಿಸಿ ಜೇನು ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಂಸವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಬೇಕು।

Word by Word

• bhojayet: should feed
• bhojayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्, धातु) causative (णिच्)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); Causative meaning ‘cause to eat/feed’

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Saṅkhyā-viśeṣaṇa (संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक, numeral)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); numeral used with brāhmaṇān (sense: eight)

• māsa-ante: at the end of the month
• māsa-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Virodha/Anvaya-nipāta (निपात; contrastive/connecting particle)

• sa-dakṣiṇān: together with honorarium/gifts
• sa-dakṣiṇān: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); ‘with dakṣiṇā (fee/gift)’

• varjayet: should avoid
• varjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛj (वृज्, धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• madhu: honey
• madhu: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• māṃsam: meat
• māṃsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samūccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• tam: that
• tam: Viśeṣaṇa of Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• māsam: month (during that month)
• māsam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• brahmacaryavān: one observing celibacy
• brahmacaryavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक) + -vat (वत्, possessive suffix)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahmanas
• Dakshina
• Brahmacharya

FAQs

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

It teaches that a vrata is completed not only by personal restraint (brahmacarya and dietary purity) but also by dana—honoring brāhmaṇas with food and dakṣiṇā at the month’s end—thereby converting discipline into meritorious, dharmic action.

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

By emphasizing purity (avoiding meat and honey) and self-control (brahmacarya), the verse supports a sāttvika lifestyle that steadies the mind for worship; feeding brāhmaṇas with reverence is also treated as devotional service expressed through charity and honor.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-prayoga) is implied: concluding a monthly observance with prescribed numbers (eight brāhmaṇas), proper timing (māsānta), and dakṣiṇā reflects applied dharma-ritual conventions rather than grammar or astrology.