Shloka 29

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

वैशाखे शुक्लपक्षे वा चतुर्दश्यां समाहितः । शाल्यन्नं क्षीरसंयुक्तं यः कुर्यान्नक्तभोजनम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

vaiśākhe śuklapakṣe vā caturdaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ | śālyannaṃ kṣīrasaṃyuktaṃ yaḥ kuryānnaktabhojanam || 29 ||

Translation

വൈശാഖ മാസത്തിൽ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശുക്ലപക്ഷത്തിലെ ചതുര്ദശിയിൽ, ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തനായി പാലോടുകൂടിയ ശാലിയന്നം മാത്രം രാത്രി ഒരിക്കൽ കഴിക്കുന്ന നക്തഭോജന വ്രതം ആചരിക്കുന്നവൻ।

Word by Word

• vaiśākhe: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• vaiśākhe: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; कालाधिकरण (locative of time)

• śukla-pakṣe: in the bright fortnight
• śukla-pakṣe: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; कालाधिकरण

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Vikalpa-nipāta (disjunctive particle ‘or’/विकल्प)

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth lunar day
• caturdaśyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; तिथिवाचक; कालाधिकरण

• samāhitaḥ: collected; attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāhita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव; sam-ā-√dhā)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; विशेषण (of yaḥ)

• śāli-annam: rice-food (cooked śāli rice)
• śāli-annam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāli (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; कर्म (object)

• kṣīra-saṃyuktam: mixed with milk
• kṣīra-saṃyuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव; sam+√yuj)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; विशेषण (qualifying śāli-annam)

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• kuryāt: should do/perform
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• nakta-bhojanam: night-eating (eating at night only)
• nakta-bhojanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakta (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; कर्म (object of kuryāt)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Nakta-bhojana vrata (night-meal observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It prescribes a disciplined vrata in Vaiśākha/caturdaśī: mental composure (samāhita) and restrained eating (nakta-bhojana) with simple sattvic food, emphasizing self-control as a source of puṇya.

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

By recommending a regulated vow and purity in diet, it supports devotional steadiness—bodily restraint and a focused mind become practical aids for worship and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It applies calendrical discipline through tithi-observance (caturdaśī, śukla-pakṣa) and month-specific practice (Vaiśākha), aligning ritual conduct with traditional time-reckoning.