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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

जामरं निशि निर्वर्त्य पुनः पूजां समाचरेत् । दद्याद्विप्राय कुडवं मधुनस्तु सदक्षिणम् ॥ ७६ ॥

jāmaraṃ niśi nirvartya punaḥ pūjāṃ samācaret | dadyādviprāya kuḍavaṃ madhunastu sadakṣiṇam || 76 ||

Совершив ночью ночной обряд (джамара), следует вновь исполнить поклонение. Брахману надлежит дать в качестве дакшины меру кудaва мёда.

जामरम्night-rite/observance (jāmara)
जामरम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजामर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)
निशिat night
निशि:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootनिशा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular)
निर्वर्त्यhaving completed
निर्वर्त्य:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिर्वर्त्य (कृदन्त, √वृत्/√वर्त् + ल्यप्, निर्- उपसर्ग)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
पूजाम्worship
पूजाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)
समाचरेत्should perform
समाचरेत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-चर् (धातु √चर्, सम्-आ उपसर्ग)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु √दा)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद
विप्रायto a Brahmin
विप्राय:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (singular)
कुडवम्a kuḍava measure
कुडवम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकुडव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)
मधुनःof honey
मधुनः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (singular)
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (contrast/emphasis)
स-दक्षिणम्together with a priestly fee
स-दक्षिणम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक ‘सह’) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासः: तत्पुरुष (determinative) ‘दक्षिणया सह’ (with fee); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata: Dvadashi-vrata (Padmanabha-focused)

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

N
Narada
B
Brahmana

FAQs

It links worship (pūjā) with completion through dāna and dakṣiṇā—showing that devotion is perfected by honoring sacred service and sharing auspicious offerings like honey.

Bhakti here is practical: repeat worship with care and humility, and seal the rite by giving dakṣiṇā to a brāhmaṇa—turning personal devotion into reverent, dharmic action.

Ritual praxis is emphasized: correct sequencing of a night observance and the rule of dakṣiṇā, including a measured quantity (kuḍava), reflecting procedural precision akin to Kalpa (ritual discipline).