Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणश्रेष्टः सर्वासामाधिपत्येऽभिषेचिता । तस्मात्तां पूजयेच्चात्र सोपवासो जितेंद्रियः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

brāhmaṇaśreṣṭaḥ sarvāsāmādhipatye'bhiṣecitā | tasmāttāṃ pūjayeccātra sopavāso jiteṃdriyaḥ || 7 ||

Translation

พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐได้ประกอบพิธีอภิเษกแต่งตั้งนางให้เป็นผู้มีอำนาจเหนือทั้งหมด ดังนั้น ณ ที่นี้พึงบูชานางด้วยการถืออุโบสถและสำรวมอินทรีย์

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्टः: the best of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्राह्मणानां श्रेष्ठः)

• सर्वासाम्: of all (feminine)
• सर्वासाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण—(योगिनीनाम्/देवीनाम्) इत्यादि अनुक्त-सम्बन्धे

• आधिपत्ये: in overlordship/sovereignty
• आधिपत्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधिपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अभिषेचिता: (she) was anointed/installed
• अभिषेचिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; धातु: सिच् (सिञ्चने/अभिषेके), उपसर्ग: अभि; ‘anointed/installed’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मादर्थे अव्ययीभाव-निपातवत् (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• 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

• सोपवासः: while fasting
• सोपवासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (उपवासेन सह) — कर्तृविशेषणम्

• जितेन्द्रियः: self-controlled (having conquered the senses)
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (जितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य) — कर्तृविशेषणम्

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Purva-bhaga narrative frame, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Mātṛ-vrata / Bhadrakālī-Yoginī worship (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmana

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship becomes spiritually potent when paired with vrata-like discipline—fasting (upavāsa) and control of the senses (jitendriya)—rather than being a mere external act.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent pūjā offered with inner restraint; devotion is validated by self-regulation and sincerity, not only by ritual performance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ritual discipline (prayoga/ācāra) central to Purāṇic worship practice—fasting rules and sense-restraint as practical components of a vrata.