Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

ततः शत्रुप्रतिकृतिं निर्मितां पत्रकादिभिः । मनसा कल्पितां वापि स्वर्णं पुंरवंशरेण वै ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ śatrupratikṛtiṃ nirmitāṃ patrakādibhiḥ | manasā kalpitāṃ vāpi svarṇaṃ puṃravaṃśareṇa vai || 28 ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് ശത്രുവിന്റെ പ്രതിമ ഇല മുതലായവകൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച്—അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മനസ്സിൽ തന്നെ കൽപ്പിച്ചും—ഹേ പുരൂരവവംശജാ! സ്വർണ്ണവും ദാനമായി/അർപ്പണമായി നൽകണം.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• शत्रु-प्रतिकृतिम्: an effigy of the enemy
• शत्रु-प्रतिकृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु + प्रतिकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शत्रोः प्रतिकृतिः = image/effigy of the enemy); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निर्मिताम्: made/constructed
• निर्मिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + मा (धातु)
• Form: कृत (past passive participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies ‘प्रतिकृतिम्’

• पत्रक-आदिभिः: with leaves etc.
• पत्रक-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्रक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पत्रकं च आदयः = etc.); तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कल्पिताम्: imagined/formed
• कल्पिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: कृत (past passive participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies ‘प्रतिकृतिम्’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (particle: or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• स्वर्णम्: gold
• स्वर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (as material/object)

• पुर-वंश-रेण: with dust (of …)
• पुर-वंश-रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर + वंश + रेणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पुरस्य वंशस्य रेणुः = dust of the town’s bamboo/grove lineage; reading uncertain due to transmitted form ‘पुंरवंशरेण’); तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the chapter’s ritual/summary flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra (anger)

Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)

Characters & Entities

• Pururavas (lineage reference)

FAQs

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

It highlights that ritual action can be performed with minimal external materials—or even mentally—while emphasizing dana (offering, here gold) as an ethical-ritual completion of the act.

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

Indirectly: it shows that inner intention (manasa kalpana) matters, a principle also central to bhakti where sincere inner offering is valued even when external resources are limited.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-style procedural ritual knowledge is implied: using prescribed substitutes (leaves, symbolic effigy, or mental construction) and concluding with dana, reflecting practical ritual methodology rather than grammar or astrology.