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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यैर्विविधैर्भक्त्या पूजयेत्तु समाहितः । ततो धेनुमलंकृत्य वस्त्रस्रग्गंधभूषणैः ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

naivedyairvividhairbhaktyā pūjayettu samāhitaḥ | tato dhenumalaṃkṛtya vastrasraggaṃdhabhūṣaṇaiḥ || 80 ||

Translation

സമാഹിതമായ മനസ്സോടെ ഭക്തിയോടെ നാനാവിധ നൈവേദ്യങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിച്ച് ദേവനെ പൂജിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് പശുവിനെ വസ്ത്രം, മാല, സുഗന്ധം, ആഭരണങ്ങൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് അലങ്കരിച്ച് വിധിപ്രകാരം കർമ്മം നടത്തണം.

Word by Word
नैवेद्यैःwith offerings (naivedya)
नैवेद्यैः:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootनैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with offerings)
विविधैःvarious
विविधैः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective agreeing with नैवेद्यैः
भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with devotion)
पूजयेत्should worship
पूजयेत्:
क्रिया (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should worship
तुindeed/and
तु:
सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/contrast
समाहितःcomposed, attentive
समाहितः:
कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-धा धातु, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally (collected, composed)
ततःthen
ततः:
देशकालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) of sequence; then/thereafter
धेनुम्a cow
धेनुम्:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object
अलंकृत्यhaving adorned
अलंकृत्य:
पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootअलम्-कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; having adorned
वस्त्रcloth/garment
वस्त्र:
समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)
स्रक्garland
स्रक्:
समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootस्रज्/स्रक् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (garland)
गन्धfragrance
गन्ध:
समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (fragrance/perfume)
भूषणैःwith ornaments (i.e., garments, garlands, perfumes, ornaments)
भूषणैः:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; in dvandva with वस्त्र-स्रक्-गन्ध-भूषण (items used for adorning)
Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; instructional narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities
N
Narada
D
Dhenū (cow)
N
Naivedya

FAQs

It links inner devotion (bhakti) and mental steadiness (samādhāna) with outward sacred action—first worship through naivedya, then a dharmic act like honoring/adorn­ing a cow for a prescribed gift—showing that ritual becomes fruitful when rooted in devotion.

Bhakti is expressed as attentive worship: offering naivedya in many forms with a concentrated mind, treating sacred beings (like the cow associated with dharma) respectfully, and performing acts of giving as an extension of worship.

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the ordered steps of pūjā—offering naivedya, maintaining mental focus, and preparing an auspicious dāna by adorning the cow with appropriate items.

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