Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

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

Devanagari script

अनेन दत्त्वा दानं च श्रोत्रियाय कुटुम्बिने । दक्षिणांच यथाशक्त्या ब्राह्मणांचापि भोजयेत् ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

anena dattvā dānaṃ ca śrotriyāya kuṭumbine | dakṣiṇāṃca yathāśaktyā brāhmaṇāṃcāpi bhojayet || 84 ||

Translation

ഇത് ചെയ്ത ശേഷം കുടുംബസ്ഥനായ ശ്രോത്രിയ (വേദപാരഗ) ബ്രാഹ്മണന് ദാനം നൽകണം; കൂടാതെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് ദക്ഷിണ നൽകി ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാർക്കും ഭോജനം നടത്തണം॥ ૮४ ॥

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this / with this
• अनेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘अनेन’ = ‘by this/with this (means/rite)’

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/त्वा-प्रत्यय), ‘having given’

• दानम्: a gift / charity
• दानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रोत्रियाय: to a learned Vedic scholar
• श्रोत्रियाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• कुटुम्बिने: (who is) a householder / with family
• कुटुम्बिने: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुटुम्बिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; विशेषणम् श्रोत्रियाय

• दक्षिणाम्: a fee / honorarium
• दक्षिणाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यथाशक्त्या: according to ability
• यथाशक्त्या: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः ‘शक्त्यानुसारम्’ (according to one’s ability)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense) ‘cause to eat/feed’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It teaches that a rite becomes ethically and spiritually complete when it is sealed with dāna (charity), dakṣiṇā (honoring the officiants), and brāhmaṇa-bhojana (feeding), transforming ritual into compassion and social dharma.

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

Bhakti is expressed not only through worship but through service—supporting Veda-knowers and offering food and gifts with humility, which cultivates surrender and gratitude aligned with devotional living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in practice—specifically the customary concluding acts of a ceremony: giving dakṣiṇā, making appropriate gifts, and arranging brāhmaṇa feeding according to one’s means.