Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

जमदग्निर्वसिष्ठश्च सप्तैते ऋषयः स्मृताः । एतैभ्योऽघ्य च विधिवत्कल्पयित्वा प्रदाय च ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

jamadagnirvasiṣṭhaśca saptaite ṛṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ | etaibhyo'ghya ca vidhivatkalpayitvā pradāya ca || 38 ||

Translation

ชามทัคนีและวสิษฐะ—พร้อมด้วยท่านอื่น ๆ ล้วนเป็นสัปตฤๅษีที่ระลึกถึงกันมา ครั้นจัดเตรียมอรฺฆยะตามพิธีแล้ว พึงน้อมถวายด้วยศรัทธาภักดีแก่ท่านทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• जमदग्निः: Jamadagni
• जमदग्निः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; (here) पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे ‘एते/ऋषयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are said
• स्मृताः: Kriya (क्रिया/verb predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘स्मृ’ धातोः

• एतैभ्यः: from these (sages)
• एतैभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; ‘from these’

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering (water/oblation)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb): ‘according to rule’

• कल्पयित्वा: having prepared
• कल्पयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु) + यित्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having prepared/arranged’

• प्रदाय: having offered/given
• प्रदाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु) + य (ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थ)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having given/offered’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, continuing an enumerative/ritual instruction section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Jamadagni
• Vasistha
• Saptarishi

FAQs

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

It links remembrance of the Saptarishis with proper ritual honor (arghya), teaching that reverence to realized seers supports dharma and sanctifies one’s worship.

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

By emphasizing respectful offerings to venerable sages, it reinforces bhakti’s culture of humility and honoring the guru–ṛṣi tradition that transmits Vishnu-centered sacred knowledge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual correctness (vidhivat) reflects Kalpa/Śrauta–Smārta procedure: preparing and offering arghya as a formal upacāra (honorific rite) in worship and ancestral/sage veneration contexts.