Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

एवमभ्यर्च्य देवेशं मर्त्यो व्याधिविवर्जितः । धनधान्यसमायुक्तो जीवेद्विर्षशतं ध्रुवम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

evamabhyarcya deveśaṃ martyo vyādhivivarjitaḥ | dhanadhānyasamāyukto jīvedvirṣaśataṃ dhruvam || 32 ||

Translation

เมื่อบูชาเทวราชาโดยชอบดังนี้ มนุษย์ย่อมพ้นจากโรคภัย มีทรัพย์และธัญญาหารบริบูรณ์ และย่อมมีอายุครบหนึ่งร้อยปีโดยแน่นอน

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriyā (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-अर्च् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावकृदन्त; अर्थः—पूजयित्वा (having worshipped)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्याधिविवर्जितः: free from illness
• व्याधिविवर्जितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याधि-विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; व्याधि + विवर्जित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘मर्त्यः’ प्रति; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (व्याधिभिः विवर्जितः = free from diseases)

• धनधान्यसमायुक्तः: endowed with wealth and grain
• धनधान्यसमायुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन-धान्य-समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; धन + धान्य + समायुक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘मर्त्यः’ प्रति; समासः—इतरेतर-तत्पुरुषः (धनेन धान्येन च समायुक्तः = endowed with wealth and grain)

• जीवेत्: should live
• जीवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वर्षशतम्: a hundred years
• वर्षशतम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष-शत (प्रातिपदिक; वर्ष + शत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (शतं वर्षाणि = a hundred years)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अवधारण/निश्चय (certainly)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a phala-śruti style within the Anukramanika context; traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devesha

FAQs

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

It presents a classic phala-śruti: sincere worship of the divine Lord is said to align one with dharma and divine favor, expressed outwardly as health, prosperity, and full lifespan.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical and transformative—through reverent worship (abhyarcya), the devotee receives well-being and stability, reinforcing faith in disciplined devotion to the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied: proper arcana (worship procedure) and its stated results reflect the karmakāṇḍa orientation supported by Kalpa (ritual discipline), even though no specific Vedāṅga is named.