Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

आवाहनादिभिः सर्वैरुपचारैः समर्चनम् । एकाग्रमानसो भूत्वा ध्यायेत्सिद्धिविनायकम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

āvāhanādibhiḥ sarvairupacāraiḥ samarcanam | ekāgramānaso bhūtvā dhyāyetsiddhivināyakam || 28 ||

Translation

ആവാഹനം മുതലായ എല്ലാ ഉപചാരങ്ങളാലും വിധിപൂർവ്വം സമർചനം ചെയ്യണം. പിന്നെ മനസ്സ് ഏകാഗ്രമാക്കി സിദ്ധി-വിനായകനെ ധ്യാനിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• आवाहन-आदिभिः: with (rites) beginning with invocation
• आवाहन-आदिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाहन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आवाहनं आदिः येषां तैः)

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण—उपचारैः

• उपचारैः: with offerings/services (upacāras)
• उपचारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समर्चनम्: proper worship
• समर्चनम्: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्युट्/अन्-प्रत्यय; verbal noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘सम्यक् अर्चनम्’

• एकाग्र-मानसः: one whose mind is focused
• एकाग्र-मानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘एकाग्रं मनः यस्य सः’

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund); धातु—भू

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सिद्धि-विनायकम्: Siddhi-Vinayaka (Ganesh)
• सिद्धि-विनायकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सिद्धेः विनायकः/सिद्धिदः विनायकः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a procedural/ritual instruction context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Siddha-Vināyaka Vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Siddhi-Vinayaka

FAQs

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

It links outer worship (upacāras beginning with āvāhana) with inner concentration (ekāgratā), teaching that completion of ritual should culminate in steady meditation on Siddhi-Vināyaka for successful spiritual and worldly undertakings.

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

Bhakti is shown as both service and remembrance: offering respectful upacāras expresses devotion outwardly, while one-pointed dhyāna expresses devotion inwardly—together forming a complete act of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes kalpa-style ritual procedure: the ordered sequence of pūjā services (āvāhana and other upacāras) and the discipline of dhyāna as the practical method to stabilize the mind during worship.