Shloka 41

Devanagari script

सप्ताहमुत्सवः कार्यो ह्यष्टम्या आचतुर्दशीम् । नटनर्तकयुक्तेन गीतवाद्येन भूरिणा ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

saptāhamutsavaḥ kāryo hyaṣṭamyā ācaturdaśīm | naṭanartakayuktena gītavādyena bhūriṇā || 41 ||

Translation

Sesungguhnya hendaklah diadakan perayaan selama tujuh hari, dari tithi kelapan hingga keempat belas; disertai pelakon dan penari, serta nyanyian dan muzik alat yang melimpah.

Word by Word

• सप्ताहम्: for a week
• सप्ताहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्ताह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; काल-परिमाण (duration)

• उत्सवः: festival
• उत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कार्यः: should be performed
• कार्यः: Vidhi (विधि/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: भाव्य/योग्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive), पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• अष्टम्याः: from the eighth (tithi)
• अष्टम्याः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (from the eighth lunar day)

• आ: up to
• आ: Desha-kala-avadhi (अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preverb/adverb) ‘up to, until’

• चतुर्दशीम्: the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (till the fourteenth tithi)

• नट-नर्तक-युक्तेन: with actors and dancers
• नट-नर्तक-युक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नट (प्रातिपदिक) + नर्तक (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समाहार/संबन्ध): नटैः नर्तकैः च युक्तः; नपुंसक/पुं-समन्वयात् साधारणतः पुल्लिङ्ग-प्रयोग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन-निर्देश (with/using)

• गीत-वाद्येन: with singing and musical instruments
• गीत-वाद्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative): गीतं च वाद्यं च; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (instrumental of means)

• भूरिणा: in abundance
• भूरिणा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग-प्रयोग (here instrumental singular agreeing with ‘गीतवाद्येन’ as abundance qualifier); तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It frames utsava (devotional festival) as a regulated, time-bound sacred observance—seven days from Aṣṭamī to Caturdaśī—where collective joy, sound, and celebration become an offering that strengthens dharma and devotion.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through communal worship and celebratory service—song (gīta), instruments (vādya), dance and performance—treating beauty and festivity as dedicated acts meant to please the deity and inspire devotees.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses calendrical and ritual timing based on tithi reckoning (Aṣṭamī–Caturdaśī), reflecting practical Jyotiṣa-style scheduling used in vrata and temple-utsava planning.