Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

सदाक्षिणं च दध्यन्नं नालिकेरफलान्वितम् । भक्त्या प्रदद्याद्विप्राय वामनार्चनशीलिने ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

sadākṣiṇaṃ ca dadhyannaṃ nālikeraphalānvitam | bhaktyā pradadyādviprāya vāmanārcanaśīline || 60 ||

Translation

ഭക്തിയോടെ വാമനാരാധനയിൽ നിഷ്ഠനായ ബ്രാഹ്മണന് ദക്ഷിണയോടുകൂടിയ ദധ്യന്നം (തൈര്-ചോറ്) നാളികേരഫലങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം ദാനം ചെയ്യണം।

Word by Word

• sa-dākṣiṇaṃ: together with a priestly fee
• sa-dākṣiṇaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्गसदृश) + dākṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दक्षिणासहितम्’ (with honorarium) qualifying ‘dadhyannam’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• dadhyannaṃ: curd-rice / food with curd
• dadhyannaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhyanna (प्रातिपदिक) [dadhi + anna]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• nālikera-phala-anvitam: accompanied by coconut fruits
• nālikera-phala-anvitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nālikera (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त; √i/√anv-i? ‘anvita’ as PPP from √i with anu-; lexical)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नालिकेरफलैः अन्वितम्’ (endowed with coconuts) qualifying ‘dadhyannam’

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/भाव (by devotion)

• pradadyāt: should give
• pradadyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (दा धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• viprāya: to a brāhmaṇa
• viprāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• vāmana-arcana-śīline: to one devoted to worshipping Vāmana
• vāmana-arcana-śīline: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक) + arcana (प्रातिपदिक) + śīlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वामनार्चनशीलिन्’ = devoted to worship of Vāmana; qualifies ‘viprāya’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vāmana-vrata (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion (bhakti) is expressed through disciplined giving—offering sanctified food and dakṣiṇā to a worthy recipient connected to Vishnu’s worship, thereby aligning charity with sacred intention.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical service: giving with reverence to a devotee of Vāmana, not merely donating materially, but honoring Vishnu through the devotee and the act of offering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style ritual discipline: specifying the offering (dadhyanna, coconut) and the rule of dakṣiṇā and qualified recipient (vipra devoted to Vāmana-arcana), which are key procedural elements of Vedic ritual practice.