Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Pūrṇimā-vrata (Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa-vrata): Observance, Moon Arghya, and Annual Udyāpana

Devanagari script

एवं संवत्सरं कृत्वा कार्तिक्यां पूर्णिमादिने । उद्यापनं प्रकुर्वीत तद्विधानं वदामि ते ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ kṛtvā kārtikyāṃ pūrṇimādine | udyāpanaṃ prakurvīta tadvidhānaṃ vadāmi te || 22 ||

Translation

Setelah melaksanakannya demikian selama setahun penuh, pada hari purnama bulan Kārtika hendaklah dilakukan upacara penutup (udyāpana). Aku akan menerangkan kepadamu tata caranya yang benar.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• saṃvatsaram: a year
• saṃvatsaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (कृदन्त, त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/त्वा), avyaya-kṛdanta (अव्ययकृदन्त)

• kārtikyām: in (the month of) Kārtika
• kārtikyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūrṇimā-dine: on the full-moon day
• pūrṇimā-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇimā (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'on the day of the full moon' (पूर्णिमायाः दिने)

• udyāpanam: concluding rite (udyāpana)
• udyāpanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyāpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• prakurvīta: should perform
• prakurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• tat-vidhānam: that procedure
• tat-vidhānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'its procedure' (तस्य विधानम्)

• vadāmi: I tell
• vadāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pūrṇimā-vrata culminating in udyāpana (as described in the surrounding context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Kartika
• Purnima

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that a vow (vrata) is spiritually complete only when properly concluded with udyāpana at the prescribed sacred time—here, Kārtika Pūrṇimā—so the merit is sealed and dedicated according to dharma.

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

By directing the practitioner to finish the observance with a formal concluding rite, it frames devotion as disciplined, time-bound worship—offering one’s sustained practice and its fruits in a reverent, scripturally guided way.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa-based sacred timing are implied: the verse specifies the correct tithi and month (Kārtika Pūrṇimā) for udyāpana, reflecting the importance of precise ritual calendrics.