Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Dhvajāropaṇa and Dhvajāgopaṇa: Procedure, Stotra, and Phala (Merit) of Raising Viṣṇu’s Flag

Devanagari script

कार्तिकस्य सिते पक्षे दशम्यां प्रयतो नरः । स्नानं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नेन दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

kārtikasya site pakṣe daśamyāṃ prayato naraḥ | snānaṃ kuryātprayatnena dantadhāvanapūrvakam || 7 ||

Translation

கார்த்திக சுக்லபக்ஷத்தின் தசமியில், ஒழுக்கமுள்ளவன் முதலில் பற்கள் சுத்தம் செய்து, முயற்சியுடன் முறையாக ஸ்நானம் செய்ய வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

• kārtikasya: of (the month) Kārtika
• kārtikasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Genitive (6), Singular; ‘of Kārtika (month)’

• site: in the bright (fortnight)
• site: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Locative (7), Singular; ‘in the bright/white’ (i.e., śukla)

• pakṣe: in the fortnight
• pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Locative (7), Singular

• daśamyām: on the tenth day (tithi)
• daśamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Locative (7), Singular; ‘on the tenth (tithi)’

• prayataḥ: disciplined/prepared
• prayataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक; from pra-√yam ‘restrained/prepared’)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Nominative (1), Singular; past participial adjective

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Nominative (1), Singular

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2), Singular

• kuryāt: should do/perform
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (Optative), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Singular

• prayatnena: with effort
• prayatnena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Instrumental (3 विभक्ति/तृतीया), Singular

• danta-dhāvana-pūrvakam: preceded by brushing/cleaning the teeth
• danta-dhāvana-pūrvakam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāvana (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; Napumsaka, Accusative (2), Singular in form; ‘preceded by tooth-cleaning’

Speaker

Nārada (in instruction/teaching mode, within the Kārtika-vrata guidance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārtika-vrata (implied by month-specific vrata guidance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kārtika
• Śukla-pakṣa
• Daśamī
• Snāna

FAQs

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

It frames Kārtika-śukla Daśamī as a vrata-friendly time for purification, emphasizing that inner discipline is supported by outer cleanliness through proper, careful snāna.

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

By prescribing orderly purity practices during Kārtika, it supports bhakti through sāttvika discipline—preparing the body and mind for worship, japa, and remembrance with cleanliness and restraint.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and basic vrata-niyama are implied: the sequence of acts (dantadhāvana before snāna) and the calendrical timing (Daśamī in śukla-pakṣa of Kārtika).