Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

स्वभक्त्या दक्षिणां दत्वा शाल्यन्नं पयसाऽश्नुयात् । उमाव्रतमिदं विप्र यः कुर्याद्विधिवन्नरः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

svabhaktyā dakṣiṇāṃ datvā śālyannaṃ payasā'śnuyāt | umāvratamidaṃ vipra yaḥ kuryādvidhivannaraḥ || 10 ||

Translation

С преданностью, дав положенную дакшину, следует вкушать рисовую пищу с молоком. О брахман, таков обет Умы; кто совершает его по видхи, исполняет обет должным образом.

Word by Word

• स्व-भक्त्या: with (his) own devotion
• स्व-भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular feminine; 'with one’s own devotion'

• दक्षिणाम्: a gift/fee (dakṣiṇā)
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular feminine

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; having given

• शालि-अन्नम्: rice-food
• शालि-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular neuter; rice-food

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular neuter

• अश्नुयात्: should eat
• अश्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative 3rd sg ātmanepada

• उमा-व्रतम्: the Umā-vow
• उमा-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative singular masculine

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; relative pronoun nominative singular masculine

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative 3rd sg parasmaipada

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

Speaker

Narada (teaching to a brāhmaṇa interlocutor within the Narada–Sanatkumara discourse frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Umā-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Uma

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that a vow (vrata) is completed not only by intention but by disciplined observance—devotional giving (dakṣiṇā) and regulated concluding conduct—making the rite spiritually efficacious.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical reverence expressed through offerings and humble, rule-bound living; devotion (svabhakti) sanctifies the act of giving and the simple sattvic meal taken as part of the vow.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “vidhivan”—performing the rite according to injunctions, including the proper giving of dakṣiṇā and the prescribed post-rite food discipline.