Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

विधूय चेहपापानि व्रजेद्विष्णोः परं पदम् । उक्तं मातृव्रतं चात्र भैरवेण समन्विताः ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

vidhūya cehapāpāni vrajedviṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam | uktaṃ mātṛvrataṃ cātra bhairaveṇa samanvitāḥ || 5 ||

Translation

เมื่อสลัดบาปที่สั่งสมในชีวิตนี้แล้ว ย่อมไปถึงปรมบทของพระวิษณุ ที่นี่ได้กล่าวถึงมาตฤพรตด้วย พร้อมความเกี่ยวเนื่องกับไภรวะ

Word by Word

• विधूय: having removed
• विधूय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: धू (धूनने), उपसर्ग: वि; ‘having shaken off/removed’

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

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘here/in this world’)

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• व्रजेत्: should go/attain
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—पदम् इत्यस्य

• पदम्: abode, state
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उक्तम्: has been stated
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; धातु: वच् (वचने); ‘said/declared’

• मातृव्रतम्: the Mothers’ vow
• मातृव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मातॄणां व्रतम्/मातृसम्बन्धि व्रतम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘here/in this context’)

• भैरवेण: by Bhairava
• भैरवेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• समन्विताः: endowed/associated (with)
• समन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि + त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘endowed/associated’

Speaker

Narada (summarizing teachings to the Sanatkumara brothers in an anukramaṇikā-style listing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Mātṛ-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Bhairava
• Matr (Mother-goddesses)

FAQs

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

It states the fruit of disciplined observance: sins are removed in this life, and the practitioner reaches Viṣṇu’s supreme abode—linking ethical purification (pāpa-kṣaya) with mokṣa-oriented devotion.

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

By presenting attainment of Viṣṇu’s highest state as the goal of a vowed observance (vrata), it frames devotion as practical, embodied worship that purifies the heart and culminates in Viṣṇu-bhakti’s ultimate result.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse chiefly reflects Kalpa/ritual discipline (vrata-vidhi) rather than technical Vedāṅgas like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa; its practical takeaway is that regulated observance and purity practices are central to dharma and spiritual progress.