Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

चतुवक्त्रस्वरूपं च समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः । भोजयित्वा द्विजान् भक्त्या भास्करं लोकमाप्नुयात् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

catuvaktrasvarūpaṃ ca samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ | bhojayitvā dvijān bhaktyā bhāskaraṃ lokamāpnuyāt || 9 ||

Translation

Setelah memuja dengan tertib rupa berwajah empat (Brahmā) menurut tatacara yang ditetapkan, serta menjamu para dwija dengan bhakti, seseorang akan mencapai alam Bhāskara (Dewa Surya).

Word by Word

• catuvaktra-svarūpam: the form of the four-faced (Brahmā)
• catuvaktra-svarūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catuḥ + vaktra + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (catuvaktrasya svarūpam)

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

• samabhyarcya: having duly worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकाले)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arc (अर्च्) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from causative? no; upasarga: सम् + अभि; meaning ‘having worshipped’

• vidhānataḥ: according to the prescribed procedure
• vidhānataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस्)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्यय), ‘according to rule’

• bhojayitvā: having fed
• bhojayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकाले)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्) (धातु)
• Form: Causative gerund (णिच् + क्त्वा), ‘having caused to eat / having fed’

• dvijān: Brahmins / twice-born
• dvijān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhāskaram: the Sun (Bhāskara)
• bhāskaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• lokam: world/realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āpnuyāt: may attain
• āpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Dvija (Brahmanas)

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined worship performed according to scriptural injunction (vidhāna) and devotion expressed through service (feeding the dvijas) yields a specific spiritual result—attainment of the Sun’s celestial realm (Bhāskara-loka).

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

Bhakti is shown not only as inner reverence but as outward dharmic action—honoring sacred forms through proper worship and serving worthy recipients (dvijas) with sincere devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis on vidhānataḥ points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Dharma-śāstric discipline—performing worship and hospitality in the correct prescribed manner to obtain stated results.