Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

तदन्ते देवभवने निवेश्य च यथाविधि । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेच्चैव व्रतस्यास्य प्रपूर्तये ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

tadante devabhavane niveśya ca yathāvidhi | brāhmaṇānbhojayeccaiva vratasyāsya prapūrtaye || 12 ||

Translation

เมื่อสิ้นพิธีแล้ว พึงประดิษฐาน (เทวรูป/พิธีกรรม) ในเทวสถานตามวิดี และถวายภัตตาหารแก่พราหมณ์เพื่อให้พรตนี้สำเร็จบริบูรณ์۔

Word by Word

• tad-ante: at the end of that
• tad-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; समय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (tasya ante)

• deva-bhavane: in the temple/house of the deity
• deva-bhavane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; स्थान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (devānāṃ bhavanam)

• niveśya: having installed/placed
• niveśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकाले)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√viś (विश्) (धातु)
• Form: Causative sense possible ‘to place/settle’; Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having installed/placed’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• yathā-vidhi: as prescribed
• yathā-vidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound functioning as adverb; ‘according to rule’

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhojayet: should feed
• bhojayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्) (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्), Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय)

• vratasya: of the vow
• vratasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); refers to vrata

• prapūrtaye: for the completion
• prapūrtaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata-vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It teaches that a vow is not considered fully perfected merely by personal austerity; it is completed through prescribed worship and by honoring sacred representatives of Vedic dharma (Brāhmaṇas) with hospitality.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined service: concluding the observance with proper temple-centered worship and respectful offering (bhojana) that treats the vow as an act of devotion, not just self-effort.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized through the phrase yathāvidhi—performing the concluding rites in the correct, rule-based manner, including the customary Brahmana-feeding that completes the vrata.