Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months

Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

तत्रेष्ट्वा वासुदेवाख्यं सम्यक्पूजाविधानतः । राजसूयसहस्रस्य फलमुन्मीलिते लभेत् ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

tatreṣṭvā vāsudevākhyaṃ samyakpūjāvidhānataḥ | rājasūyasahasrasya phalamunmīlite labhet || 99 ||

Translation

Ali, tendo adorado devidamente o Senhor chamado Vāsudeva segundo o rito correto de culto, ao despertar interior obtém-se o mérito equivalente a mil sacrifícios Rājasūya.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped
• इष्ट्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘having worshipped/sacrificed’

• वासुदेवाख्यम्: (the deity) named Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाख्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासुदेव + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘वासुदेव-आख्य’ = वासुदेव-नामक (named Vasudeva)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: समासाङ्ग (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: हेतु/रीति (Hetu/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनान्तात् अव्ययीभावार्थे (ablative used adverbially): ‘विधानतः’ = विधानेन/विधानानुसारम् (according to the prescribed procedure)

• राजसूय-सहस्रस्य: of a thousand Rājasūya sacrifices
• राजसूय-सहस्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘राजसूय-सहस्र’ = राजसूयानां सहस्रम् (a thousand Rājasūya sacrifices)

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उन्मीलिते: when it is manifested/opened
• उन्मीलिते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time-occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्मीलित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘उन्मीलित’ (ppp of उन्मील्) used as locative: ‘when/at (its) manifestation/opening’

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘would obtain’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It elevates properly performed Vāsudeva-pūjā as spiritually potent, stating its fruit can equal vast sacrificial merit—especially when devotion culminates in inner awakening (unmīlita).

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

By linking correct worship (pūjā-vidhi) of Vāsudeva to immense merit, it underscores bhakti as a direct, accessible means to attain results traditionally associated with grand Vedic rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and correctness are emphasized through “pūjā-vidhānataḥ,” reflecting applied Kalpa-style ritual discipline (proper rules, steps, and injunctions for worship).