Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

ततः क्षमाप्य देवेशीं प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत् । पूज्यात्र सैकती मूर्तिर्यद्वा द्विजसती मुदा ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kṣamāpya deveśīṃ praṇipatya visarjayet | pūjyātra saikatī mūrtiryadvā dvijasatī mudā || 35 ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ദേവേശിയോട് ക്ഷമ യാചിച്ച്, നമസ്കരിച്ചു, വിധിപൂർവ്വം വിസർജനം ചെയ്യണം. ഈ കർമത്തിൽ മണലാൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച മൂർത്തി പൂജ്യമാണ്; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സന്തോഷത്തോടെ ഒരു ദ്വിജസതിയെ ആദരിക്കാം.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (thereafter/then)

• क्षमाप्य: having sought pardon
• क्षमाप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); णिजन्त-धातु (to cause to forgive) → ‘having asked forgiveness’

• देवेशीम्: the Goddess, Lady of gods
• देवेशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-निपत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having bowed down’

• विसर्जयेत्: should dismiss
• विसर्जयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकारः (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पूज्या: to be worshipped
• पूज्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; पूज् धातोः यत्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: here)

• सैकती: sandy (made of sand)
• सैकती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैकती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (made of sand)

• मूर्तिः: image/form
• मूर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्ता), एकवचनम्

• यद्वा: or else
• यद्वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or else/alternatively)

• द्विज-सती: a virtuous brahmin woman
• द्विज-सती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (द्विजस्य सती = a virtuous wife of a brāhmaṇa)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; भाववाचक (with joy)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction/dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kātyāyanī-pūjā (continuation/conclusion)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Deveshi)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes humility and completeness in worship: one seeks forgiveness (kṣamāpana), bows (praṇipāta), and formally concludes the rite (visarjana), treating the Goddess with reverence from beginning to end.

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

Bhakti is shown as respectful relationship: the devotee admits possible faults, offers surrender through prostration, and ends worship without possessiveness—honoring the deity and the dharmic substitutes prescribed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the prescribed sequence of kṣamāpana, praṇipāta, and visarjana, and the authorized use of a saikatī mūrti (sand icon) or honoring a dvijasatī as a ritual alternative.