Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

सत्कृतो देवतावृंदैर्गोलोकं समवाप्नुयात् । अथ शुक्ल चतुर्थ्यां तु सिद्धवैनायकव्रतम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

satkṛto devatāvṛṃdairgolokaṃ samavāpnuyāt | atha śukla caturthyāṃ tu siddhavaināyakavratam || 27 ||

Translation

ദേവതാസമൂഹങ്ങൾ ആദരിച്ച് സത്കരിക്കുമ്പോൾ അവൻ ഗോളോകം പ്രാപിക്കും. ഇനി ശുക്ലപക്ഷത്തിലെ ചതുര്ഥിയിൽ ‘സിദ്ധ-വൈനായക വ്രതം’ ഉപദേശിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सत्कृतः: honoured
• सत्कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + √कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, Past Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अर्थः—‘सम्मानितः’

• देवतावृन्दैः: by groups of deities
• देवतावृन्दैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवतानां वृन्दम्)

• गोलोकम्: Goloka (world of cows)
• गोलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गवां लोकः)

• समवाप्नुयात्: should attain
• समवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक—‘then/next’

• शुक्ले: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण—(पक्षे) ‘in the bright (fortnight)’

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth lunar day
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• सिद्ध-वैनायक-व्रतम्: the Siddha-Vainayaka vow
• सिद्ध-वैनायक-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वैनायक (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वैनायकस्य व्रतम्; ‘सिद्ध’ इति विशेषणपूर्वक)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Siddha-Vināyaka Vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Goloka
• Devatā-vṛnda
• Siddha-Vināyaka (Ganeśa)

FAQs

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

It states the fruit (phala) of the preceding practice—being honoured by the devas and attaining Goloka—and then transitions to prescribe the Siddha-Vinayaka Vrata to be observed on the bright-fortnight Caturthi.

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

By linking reverence from the gods and attainment of a divine realm to disciplined observance of a sacred vow, it presents bhakti as expressed through vrata, worship, and faithful timing (tithi-based devotion).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses calendrical ritual timing—Śukla Caturthī (tithi)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa-style lunar reckoning employed for vrata observances.