Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

सर्वैर्नागगणैर्युक्तमभीष्टं लभते फलम् । तथा ज्येष्ठस्य पंचम्यां पितॄनभ्यर्चयेत्सुधीः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

sarvairnāgagaṇairyuktamabhīṣṭaṃ labhate phalam | tathā jyeṣṭhasya paṃcamyāṃ pitṝnabhyarcayetsudhīḥ || 6 ||

Translation

ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งหมู่นาคทั้งปวง ย่อมได้ผลอันพึงปรารถนา อีกทั้งในวันปัญจมีแห่งเดือนเชษฐะ ผู้มีปัญญาพึงบูชาพิฤตฤ (บรรพชน)

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नागगणैः: with groups of nāgas (serpents)
• नागगणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागगण (प्रातिपदिक) [नाग + गण]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• युक्तम्: endowed/associated
• युक्तम्: Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘endowed/connected’

• अभीष्टम्: the desired (object)
• अभीष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) / इष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘desired (thing)’

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘likewise’

• ज्येष्ठस्य: of Jyeṣṭha (month)
• ज्येष्ठस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; मासवाचक (of the month Jyeṣṭha)

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (lunar day)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; (पितरः)

• अभ्यर्चयेत्: should worship
• अभ्यर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should worship’

• सुधीः: a wise man
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘wise person’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pitṛ worship on Jyeṣṭha pañcamī (vrata name not explicitly given); Nāga-host grace context (implicit Nāga-related observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Nagas
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It links specific devotional/ritual observances with tangible spiritual “fruit”: reverence to Nāga-deities is said to grant desired outcomes, and Jyeṣṭha pañcamī is highlighted as an auspicious time for honoring the Pitṛs, strengthening ancestral merit and dharmic continuity.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverential worship (abhyarcana) toward revered cosmic beings—Nāgas and Pitṛs—showing that devotion is not only inward contemplation but also disciplined, time-specific acts of honoring sacred relationships upheld by Purāṇic dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrical practice through the use of tithi (pañcamī) and the month marker (Jyeṣṭha), emphasizing that correct timing is integral to ritual efficacy in Narada Purana’s dharma-oriented instructions.