Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

शतं प्रदक्षिणाः कृत्वा विप्रन्संभोज्य यत्नतः । लभते वैष्णवं लोकं नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

śataṃ pradakṣiṇāḥ kṛtvā vipransaṃbhojya yatnataḥ | labhate vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 6 ||

Translation

நூறு முறை பிரதட்சிணை செய்து, கவனத்துடன் பிராமணர்களுக்கு அன்னம் அளித்தால், வைஷ்ணவ லோகத்தை அடைவான்; இதில் ஐயம் கொள்ள வேண்டாம்।

Word by Word

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• प्रदक्षिणाः: circumambulations
• प्रदक्षिणाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• विप्रान्: brāhmaṇas
• विप्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• संभोज्य: having fed (honoured with food)
• संभोज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; causative sense in usage ‘feeding’ (having fed)

• यत्नतः: carefully, with effort
• यत्नतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); प्रकारवाचक (with effort)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava, of Viṣṇu
• वैष्णवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘loka’)

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done, necessary
• कार्या: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• विचारणा: consideration, deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘कार्या’ इति विशेष्य

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a didactic context within the Anukramaṇikā-style section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It declares that devotional acts—especially pradakṣiṇā performed with reverence and the respectful feeding of brāhmaṇas—generate Vaiṣṇava merit leading to attainment of Viṣṇu’s realm, presented as a certain result.

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

Bhakti is shown as embodied practice: honoring the sacred through circumambulation and serving Viṣṇu’s devotees/representatives (brāhmaṇas) through hospitality, culminating in a Vaiṣṇava destination.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and dharmic conduct are emphasized—proper performance (yatnataḥ) of pradakṣiṇā and brāhmaṇa-bhojana aligns with Kalpa-style ritual discipline rather than technical sciences like Jyotiṣa.