Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

आहूतासि मयाभद्रे पूजिता च यथा विधि । मम सौभाग्यदानाय यथेष्टं गम्यतां त्वया ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

āhūtāsi mayābhadre pūjitā ca yathā vidhi | mama saubhāgyadānāya yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāṃ tvayā || 52 ||

Translation

ഹേ ഭദ്രേ! ഞാൻ നിന്നെ ആഹ്വാനിക്കുകയും വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു. എനിക്ക് സൗഭാഗ്യം ദാനിക്കുവാൻ, ഇനി നീ ഇഷ്ടമുള്ളപോലെ ഗമിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• आहूता: invited/called
• आहूता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+√ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘called/invited’

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• अभद्रे: O auspicious one
• अभद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• पूजिता: worshipped
• पूजिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘worshipped/honored’

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

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/according to)

• विधि: rule/rite
• विधि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म) [अव्ययभावे ‘यथाविधि’ = according to rule]

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सौभाग्य-दानाय: for granting good fortune
• सौभाग्य-दानाय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (प्रयोजन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘सौभाग्यस्य दानम्’

• यथा-इष्टम्: as you wish
• यथा-इष्टम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial)

• गम्यताम्: may you depart/go
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let (you) go’

• त्वया: by you (you)
• त्वया: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचकं कर्मणि (agent in passive)

Speaker

Narrative voice within a ritual/formulaic context (invoker addressing an auspicious female deity/power, e.g., Śrī/Lakṣmī-type invocation in a prescribed rite)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Gaurī-vrata (implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It highlights ritual completeness: after āhvāna (invocation) and pūjā (worship) done yathā-vidhi, one concludes respectfully by requesting the invoked power to depart, seeking saubhāgya (auspicious well-being) as the fruit of the rite.

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

Bhakti is shown as reverent, orderly service—invoking, honouring, and then releasing the deity with humility—treating the divine presence as real and worthy of proper welcome and proper farewell.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “yathā-vidhi,” indicating adherence to prescribed rules for worship and dismissal (visarjana), a key practical aspect of Vedic ritual science.