Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months

Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

गवां नीराजनं कुर्यान्महिष्यादेश्च मंडलम् । नमो जयेति शब्दैश्च घंटाशंखा दिनिःस्वनैः ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

gavāṃ nīrājanaṃ kuryānmahiṣyādeśca maṃḍalam | namo jayeti śabdaiśca ghaṃṭāśaṃkhā diniḥsvanaiḥ || 43 ||

Translation

နွားများအတွက် နီရာဇနကို ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။ ထို့အတူ ကျွဲနှင့် အခြားတိရစ္ဆာန်များအတွက် ကာကွယ်ရေး မဏ္ဍလ (ဝိုင်း) ကို ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။ «နမော!» «ဇယ!» ဟု ကြွေးကြော်ကာ ခေါင်းလောင်းနှင့် သံခွံတို့၏ မြည်သံများနှင့်အတူ ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• gavām: of cows
• gavām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (गो) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• nīrājanam: nīrājana (waving of lights)
• nīrājanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīrājana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) विधिलिङ्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahiṣyādeḥ: of buffaloes etc.
• mahiṣyādeḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣī + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (महीषी-आदि-समूहस्य)

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

• maṃḍalam: a circle/round (rite)
• maṃḍalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• namo: salutation
• namo: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (indeclinable salutation-form)

• jaya: victory
• jaya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (उद्घोष/जय-शब्द)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-निपात (quotative particle)

• śabdaiḥ: with sounds/words
• śabdaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• ghaṃṭā-śaṃkhāḥ: bells and conches
• ghaṃṭā-śaṃkhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṃṭā + śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समाहार/समुदाय), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (घण्टाश्च शङ्खाश्च)

• diniḥsvanaiḥ: with loud/resounding noises
• diniḥsvanaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diniḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; (ध्वनिवाचक)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Nīrājana-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches maṅgala-kriyā (auspicious protective rites) centered on go-sevā—honoring and safeguarding cattle through nīrājana, protective maṇḍala, and victory-salutations accompanied by sacred sound.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent service and auspicious worship-like conduct—offering light, salutations, and sacred sounds—treating beings sustained by dharma (cows/cattle) with devotion and protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual procedure (kalpa-prayoga style) and śikṣā-linked use of sound (ghaṇṭā/śaṅkha, victory-cries) as a regulated auspicious element in household and protective rites.