Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

पौषेऽपि शुक्लपञ्चम्यां सम्पूज्य मधुसूदनम् । लभते बाञ्छितान्कामान्नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

pauṣe'pi śuklapañcamyāṃ sampūjya madhusūdanam | labhate bāñchitānkāmānnātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 60 ||

Translation

Mesmo no mês de Pauṣa, ao adorar devidamente Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu) na Śukla Pañcamī, alcançam-se os fins desejados; não há necessidade de dúvida nem de mais ponderação.

Word by Word

• पौषे: in (the month of) Pauṣa
• पौषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (मासे)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• शुक्ल-पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (tithi) of the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (शुक्लपक्षस्य पञ्चमी)

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped well
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having duly worshipped’

• मधुसूदनम्: Madhusūdana (Vishnu/Krishna)
• मधुसूदनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मधोः सूदनः)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• बाञ्छितान्: desired
• बाञ्छितान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाञ्छित (कृदन्त; बाञ्छ्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (desired)

• कामान्: wishes/desired objects
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: ‘here/in this matter’)

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done/necessary)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pañcamī-vrata (Madhusūdana-pūjā variant within the twelve-month scheme)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Madhusudana

FAQs

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

It affirms the fruit-bearing power of sincere Viṣṇu-upāsanā performed on an auspicious tithi (Śukla Pañcamī in Pauṣa), emphasizing faith and certainty in dharmic observances.

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

By centering the result on “sampūjya Madhusūdana”—proper worship of Viṣṇu—the verse presents bhakti expressed through pūjā as a direct means to fulfilling legitimate aims, urging unwavering trust (“no need for doubt”).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical discipline—tithi and pakṣa reckoning (a Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga application)—showing how timing (Śukla Pañcamī in Pauṣa) is integral to vrata and pūjā practice.