Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

यो लक्ष्मीं पूजयेच्चात्र तं वै लक्ष्मीर्न मुंचति । पृथ्वीव्रतं तथा चांद्रं हयग्रीवव्रतं तथा ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

yo lakṣmīṃ pūjayeccātra taṃ vai lakṣmīrna muṃcati | pṛthvīvrataṃ tathā cāṃdraṃ hayagrīvavrataṃ tathā || 4 ||

Translation

Sesiapa yang memuja Lakṣmī di sini, Lakṣmī sesungguhnya tidak akan meninggalkannya. Demikian juga ditetapkan Pṛthvī-vrata, Cāndra-vrata, dan Hayagrīva-vrata.

Word by Word

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• लक्ष्मीम्: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष? (actually 3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should worship’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• मुञ्चति: abandons/leaves
• मुञ्चति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पृथ्वीव्रतम्: the Pṛthvī-vrata
• पृथ्वीव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/व्रत-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वीव्रत (प्रातिपदिक) [पृथ्वी + व्रत]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्रतनाम

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चय (adverb: likewise)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• आन्द्रम्: the Cāndra (moon-related) (vrata)
• आन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म/व्रत-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्रतनाम (cāndra-vrata implied)

• हयग्रीवव्रतम्: the Hayagrīva-vrata
• हयग्रीवव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/व्रत-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयग्रीवव्रत (प्रातिपदिक) [हयग्रीव + व्रत]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्रतनाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘also/likewise’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s vrata-oriented summary context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pṛthvī-vrata; Cāndra-vrata; Hayagrīva-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi
• Hayagriva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere worship of Goddess Lakṣmī brings abiding divine favor—Lakṣmī “does not forsake” the devotee—and it points to specific vratas as disciplined pathways to stabilize auspiciousness and merit.

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

Bhakti is framed as steady worship expressed through vrata (vowed observance): devotion is not only emotion but sustained practice, by which the deity’s grace becomes enduring in the devotee’s life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of Cāndra (lunar) observance implies calendrical/astronomical timing (Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga) used to schedule and perform vratas according to lunar phases and ritual rules.