Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

करिष्येऽहं महालक्ष्मीव्रतं ते त्वत्परायणः । तदविघ्नेन मे यातु समाप्तिं त्वत्प्रसादतः ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

kariṣye'haṃ mahālakṣmīvrataṃ te tvatparāyaṇaḥ | tadavighnena me yātu samāptiṃ tvatprasādataḥ || 55 ||

Translation

ഹേ മഹാലക്ഷ്മീ! ഞാൻ നിനക്കേ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ച് നിന്റെ മഹാലക്ഷ്മീ-വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കും. നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ അത് എനിക്ക് വിഘ്നമില്ലാതെ സമാപിക്കട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• करिष्ये: I will do/perform
• करिष्ये: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महा-लक्ष्मी-व्रतम्: the vow of Mahālakṣmī
• महा-लक्ष्मी-व्रतम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ते: of you/your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन (also can function as dative in some contexts; here genitive)

• त्वत्-परायणः: devoted to you
• त्वत्-परायणः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्)

• तत्-अविघ्नेन: without obstruction
• तत्-अविघ्नेन: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अविघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; 'without obstacle' (instrumental of manner)

• मे: for me
• मे: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन; 'for me/to me' sense contextually

• यातु: may it go/attain
• यातु: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive use), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समाप्तिम्: completion
• समाप्तिम्: कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (Karma/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• त्वत्-प्रसादतः: by your grace
• त्वत्-प्रसादतः: अपादान/हेतु (Apādāna/Hetu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause): 'from/through your grace'

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Narada Purana (a devotee speaking to Mahalakshmi)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Mahālakṣmī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahalakshmi

FAQs

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

It frames vrata as an act of surrender: the devotee commits to Mahālakṣmī’s observance and seeks her anugraha so the vow culminates in “samāpti” (successful completion) free from vighnas (hindrances).

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

Bhakti appears through “tvat-parāyaṇaḥ”—taking the deity as sole refuge—showing that ritual observance is meant to be supported by heartfelt dependence on divine grace rather than mere external performance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ritual discipline (vrata) and the standard prayoga of seeking “avighna” and “samāpti,” a practical principle of kalpa-style observance: begin with sankalpa and rely on deva-prasāda for completion.