Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

तिष्ठेत्तथैवार्द्धरात्रे पुनः संस्नापयेद्धरिम् । पंचामृतैः शुद्धजलैर्गंधाद्यैः पूजयेत्पुनः ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

tiṣṭhettathaivārddharātre punaḥ saṃsnāpayeddharim | paṃcāmṛtaiḥ śuddhajalairgaṃdhādyaiḥ pūjayetpunaḥ || 33 ||

Translation

ด้วยวิธีเดียวกัน เมื่อถึงเที่ยงคืนพึงสรงสนานพระศรีหริอีกครั้ง แล้วบูชาด้วยปัญจามฤตและน้ำบริสุทธิ์ พร้อมจันทน์และเครื่องสักการะอื่น ๆ อีกครา

Word by Word

• tiṣṭhet: should remain/stand
• tiṣṭhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• arddha-rātre: at midnight
• arddha-rātre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arddha (प्रातिपदिक) + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (locative of time)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again)

• saṃsnāpayet: should bathe (cause to be bathed)
• saṃsnāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-snā (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच् (causative) प्रयोग

• harim: Hari (Vishnu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• paṃca-amṛtaiḥ: with the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• paṃca-amṛtaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• śuddha-jalaiḥ: with pure waters
• śuddha-jalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• gaṃdha-ādyaiḥ: with fragrance etc. (perfumes and the like)
• gaṃdha-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃdha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; करण (instrument); ‘आदि’ = “and the rest”

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the prescribed Hari-pūjā procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, time-specific devotion—renewing one’s worship at midnight and re-offering purity (śuddha-jala) and sanctified substances (pañcāmṛta) to Hari as a concentrated act of bhakti.

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

Bhakti is shown as repeated, attentive service (punaḥ…pūjayet)—bathing the deity and offering gandha and other upacāras—where love is expressed through careful, reverent ritual actions centered on Vishnu (Hari).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implicit: timing (ārddharātra), prescribed substances (pañcāmṛta, śuddha-jala), and the ordered upacāras (gandha-ādi) reflect practical ritual science rather than speculative doctrine.