Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4

The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

गोभूतिलहरिरण्याद्येर्वस्त्रालंकरणेस्तथा । एव यः कुरुते भक्त्या श्रीरामनवमीव्रतम् ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

gobhūtilahariraṇyādyervastrālaṃkaraṇestathā | eva yaḥ kurute bhaktyā śrīrāmanavamīvratam || 4 ||

Translation

ผู้ใดปฏิบัติพรตศรีรามนวมีกด้วยศรัทธาภักดี พร้อมถวายทานเช่น โค ที่ดิน งา ทองคำ ตลอดจนผ้าและเครื่องประดับ ผู้นั้นย่อมสำเร็จพรตตามพระบัญญัติ

Word by Word

• गो: of cows
• गो: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (गो-शब्दः), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समाहार-निर्देशे ‘गवां’ अर्थे (as first member in a genitive list)

• भू: of land
• भू: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘भूमेः’ अर्थे

• तिल: of sesame
• तिल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘तिलस्य/तिलानाम्’ अर्थे (list-member)

• हरि: of ‘hari’ (lit. hari; contextually valuables)
• हरि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘हरेः’ अर्थे (gold/greenish; here likely ‘हरि’ as ‘gold’/‘yellow’ is less standard—kept literal)

• रम्य: of pleasing (items)
• रम्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘रम्यस्य’ अर्थे (as list-member; reading from hariraṇya- cluster is uncertain)

• आद्यैः: and other such (things)
• आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’—समुच्चयार्थे ‘etc.’ (with and the like)

• वस्त्र: of garments
• वस्त्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘वस्त्रस्य/वस्त्राणाम्’ अर्थे (list-member)

• आलंकरणैः: with ornaments
• आलंकरणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलंकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘with ornaments/adornments’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• श्रीरामनवमीव्रतम्: the vow of Śrī Rāma-navami
• श्रीरामनवमीव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + राम + नवमी + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (श्रीरामस्य नवम्याः व्रतम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śrī-Rāmanavamī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Sri Rama

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śrī Rāmanavamī is not only a ritual day but a devotion-centered vrata supported by dāna (charitable gifting), aligning worship with generosity and dharmic conduct.

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

Bhakti is emphasized as the inner motive (bhaktyā) behind the observance; the external acts—gifts like cows, land, sesame, gold, clothes, and ornaments—become meaningful when performed as offerings to Śrī Rāma with devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and gifting norms (kalpa-style vrata/dāna practice) are implied—what items are auspicious for donation during a vrata and how devotional intent governs the rite.