Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

वरूथिनीं परदिने पूजयेन्मृधुसूदनम् । स्वर्णान्नकन्याधेनूनां दानमत्र प्रशस्यते ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

varūthinīṃ paradine pūjayenmṛdhusūdanam | svarṇānnakanyādhenūnāṃ dānamatra praśasyate || 9 ||

Translation

வரூதினியின் மறுநாள் மதுசூதனன் (திரு விஷ்ணு) வழிபாடு செய்ய வேண்டும். இங்கு பொன், சமைத்த அன்னம், கன்னி (தர்மப்படி) மற்றும் பசு தானம் மிகப் புகழப்படுகிறது.

Word by Word

• varūthinīm: Varūthinī (the observance/deity)
• varūthinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varūthinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• paradine: on the following day
• paradine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण—कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘on the next day’

• pūjayet: one should worship
• pūjayet: Vidhi-kriyā (विधेयक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mṛdhu-sūdanam: Mṛdhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• mṛdhu-sūdanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛdhu + sūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of Viṣṇu: ‘the gentle slayer’

• svarṇa-anna-kanyā-dhenūnām: of gold, food, maidens, and cows
• svarṇa-anna-kanyā-dhenūnām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarṇa + anna + kanyā + dhenu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva list: gold, food, maidens, cows

• dānam: giving/donation
• dānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• atra: here (in this rite)
• atra: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय) ‘here/in this context’

• praśasyate: is praised
• praśasyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√śaṃs (शंस् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive/impersonal sense: ‘is praised/commended’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a dharma/vrata instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Varūthinī (as named)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Madhusudana

FAQs

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

It links vrata-observance with devotion to Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana) and completes the rite through dāna, presenting charity as a sanctifying culmination of worship.

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

Bhakti is expressed not only through pūjā of Madhusūdana but also through compassionate giving; devotion becomes embodied as service and generosity aligned with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: timing (the next day), the required act (pūjā), and the recommended concluding offerings (dāna of specified items).