Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā

Devanagari script

स्नानं कृत्वा यथाचारं हरिं चैवार्चयेद्गृहे । स्नापयेद्देवदेवेशं पञ्चामृतविधानतः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

snānaṃ kṛtvā yathācāraṃ hariṃ caivārcayedgṛhe | snāpayeddevadeveśaṃ pañcāmṛtavidhānataḥ || 6 ||

Translation

ആചാരപ്രകാരം സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ഗൃഹത്തിൽ ശ്രീഹരിയെ ആരാധിക്കണം. പിന്നെ പഞ്ചാമൃതവിധാനപ്രകാരം ദേവദേവേശ്വരനെ അഭിഷേകസ്നാനം ചെയ്യിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• snānam: bath
• snānam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), ‘having done’

• yathā-ācāram: according to proper custom
• yathā-ācāram: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial), द्वितीया-एकवचन रूप (as fixed adverb)

• harim: Hari (Vishnu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारण (emphasis)

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Loc./7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• snāpayet: should bathe (the deity)/cause to bathe
• snāpayet: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु, causative/णिच्)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative), विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• devadeveśam: Lord of the gods
• devadeveśam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘devānāṃ deveśaḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc./2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• pañcāmṛta-vidhānataḥ: according to the procedure of pañcāmṛta
• pañcāmṛta-vidhānataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Instrumental-manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pañca + amṛta + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (pañcāmṛtasya vidhānam), तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from/according to’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Devadevesha

FAQs

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

It links inner and outer purity (snāna done yathācāra) with direct devotion (gṛhe Hari-arcana), teaching that disciplined daily worship and abhiṣeka are a complete devotional offering to the Supreme Lord.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical and home-centered: after preparing oneself properly, the devotee lovingly serves Hari through arcana and pañcāmṛta-abhiṣeka, emphasizing personal relationship and reverent service.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through yathācāra and vidhānataḥ—performing worship and pañcāmṛta-abhiṣeka according to prescribed rules and correct sequence.