Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

शयनं च प्रदातव्यं यथाशक्ति द्विजोत्तम । दशमेऽह्नि ततो मूर्तिं सद्रव्यां गुरवेऽर्पयेत् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

śayanaṃ ca pradātavyaṃ yathāśakti dvijottama | daśame'hni tato mūrtiṃ sadravyāṃ gurave'rpayet || 24 ||

Translation

โอผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ทวิชะ พึงถวายทานที่นอนตามกำลัง แล้วในวันที่สิบจงน้อมมอบมูรติพร้อมทรัพย์อันสมควรแด่คุรุ

Word by Word

• शयनम्: a bed (sleeping arrangement)
• शयनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as object to be given

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रदातव्यम्: should be given
• प्रदातव्यम्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligative adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेयार्थः—'is to be given'

• यथा-शक्ति: according to one’s capacity
• यथा-शक्ति: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानाम् उत्तमः)

• दशमे: on the tenth
• दशमे: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'on the tenth' (day)

• अह्नि: day
• अह्नि: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरबोधक (then/thereafter)

• मूर्तिम्: an image (idol)
• मूर्तिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• स-द्रव्याम्: together with proper materials/wealth
• स-द्रव्याम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ 'with')
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—'having/with materials (offerings/wealth)' qualifying मूर्तिम्

• गुरवे: to the guru
• गुरवे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• अर्पयेत्: should offer
• अर्पयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kṛṣṇa-janmāṣṭamī vrata (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Guru

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dāna (charitable giving) and guru-bhakti: supporting others according to one’s capacity and concluding a rite by honoring the Guru with a respectful, complete offering.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through reverence and service to the Guru—offering a mūrti and suitable wealth as a devotional act that seals the discipline of the observance with gratitude and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual procedure: prescribed timing (the tenth day) and specific dāna items (śayana-dāna, mūrti with sadravya) as part of orderly completion of a religious observance.