Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

चैत्रशुक्लद्वितीयायां ब्रह्मणं च सशक्तिकम् । हविष्यान्नेन गन्धाद्यैः स्तोष्य सर्वक्रतूद्भवम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

caitraśukladvitīyāyāṃ brahmaṇaṃ ca saśaktikam | haviṣyānnena gandhādyaiḥ stoṣya sarvakratūdbhavam || 2 ||

Translation

ചൈത്ര ശുക്ല ദ്വിതീയയിൽ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ശക്തിയോടുകൂടെ പൂജിക്കണം. ഹവിഷ്യാന്നവും സുഗന്ധാദികളും അർപ്പിച്ച് സർവ ക്രതുക്കളുടെ ഉദ്ഭവമായവനെ സ്തുതിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• caitra-śukla-dvitīyāyām: on the bright second (tithi) of Caitra
• caitra-śukla-dvitīyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra + śukla + dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘caitre māse śukla-pakṣe dvitīyā’

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन्) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• sa-śaktikam: together with (his) Śakti
• sa-śaktikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + śaktika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘śaktyā saha’ (together with Śakti)

• haviṣyānnena: with haviṣya-food
• haviṣyānnena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haviṣya + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘haviṣyasya annam’

• gandha-ādyaiḥ: with perfumes and the like
• gandha-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: ‘gandhaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām’ (perfumes etc.)

• stoṣya: (one should) praise
• stoṣya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु) ल्यप्/तव्यत्-समर्थ भविष्यत्कृदन्त (to be praised / having to praise)
• Form: कृदन्त; भविष्यत्-कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘stoṣya’ (gerundive/future participle, intended action): ‘(one should) praise’

• sarva-kratu-udbhavam: the source of all sacrifices
• sarva-kratu-udbhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + kratu + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘sarveṣāṃ kratūnāṃ udbhavaḥ’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/ritual instruction sequence, within the Narada Purana’s dialogic frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Caitra-śukla-dvitīyā vrata (Brahmā-pūjā within Dvitīyā series)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It prescribes a time-specific vrata/puja: honoring Brahmā (with Śakti) on Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā, recognizing him as the ritual source (kratu-udbhava) and approaching sacred order through prescribed offerings.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent worship through praise (stotra) and respectful upacāras (havis food, fragrance, etc.), aligning devotion with Vedic ritual discipline rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalavidhi/astronomical-ritual timing is central: the observance is fixed to a specific tithi (Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā), reflecting Jyotiṣa-based calendrical discipline used to schedule rites.