Shloka 38

Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana

Devanagari script

एतदेव विधानं तु मासि मासि च मोहिनि । पौर्णमास्याममायां वा कार्यं प्रातः समाहितैः ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

etadeva vidhānaṃ tu māsi māsi ca mohini | paurṇamāsyāmamāyāṃ vā kāryaṃ prātaḥ samāhitaiḥ || 38 ||

Translation

ഹേ മോഹിനീ! ഈ തന്നെയുള്ള വിധാനം മാസംതോറും, പൗർണ്ണമിയിലോ അമാവാസിയിലോ, സമാഹിതരായവർ പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ ആചരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• vidhānam: procedure/rite
• vidhānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• māsi: in a month
• māsi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Loc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• māsi: month by month
• māsi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Loc.), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (repetition: ‘month after month’)

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

• mohini: O enchanting one
• mohini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Voc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon day
• paurṇamāsyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Loc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• amāvāsyām: on the new-moon day
• amāvāsyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amāvāsyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Loc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• kāryam: (it) should be done
• kāryam: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त; √kṛ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle: ‘to be done’)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• samāhitaiḥ: by those who are composed/attentive
• samāhitaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु) → samāhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instr.), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण: ‘collected/attentive’

Speaker

Narrator (Suta) conveying the prescribed vrata-vidhi within the Uttara-Bhaga discourse

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Purnima
• Amavasya

FAQs

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

It emphasizes steadiness in sādhanā: the same sacred procedure should be repeated regularly each month, timed to potent lunar tithis (Pūrṇimā or Amāvāsyā) and done with a calm, concentrated mind.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as consistent, timely worship—performed in the quiet of early morning with mental composure—showing that devotion is sustained by discipline and regular observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to calendrical and tithi-based ritual timing (linked to Jyotiṣa/Vedic astronomy-astrology): choosing Pūrṇimā or Amāvāsyā and performing the rite at prātaḥ (morning) as part of proper vrata-vidhi.