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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

वरूथिनीं परदिने पूजयेन्मृधुसूदनम् । स्वर्णान्नकन्याधेनूनां दानमत्र प्रशस्यते ॥ ९ ॥

varūthinīṃ paradine pūjayenmṛdhusūdanam | svarṇānnakanyādhenūnāṃ dānamatra praśasyate || 9 ||

ในวันถัดจากวรู่ถินี พึงบูชามธุสูทนะ (พระวิษณุ) ในกาลนี้ การทานทอง อาหารปรุงสุก กัญญา (ตามธรรม) และโค เป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่ง

varūthinīmVarūthinī (the observance/deity)
varūthinīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvarūthinī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
paradineon the following day
paradine:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण—कालाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpara + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘on the next day’
pūjayetone should worship
pūjayet:
Vidhi-kriyā (विधेयक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√pūj (पूज् धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
mṛdhu-sūdanamMṛdhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
mṛdhu-sūdanam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmṛdhu + sūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of Viṣṇu: ‘the gentle slayer’
svarṇa-anna-kanyā-dhenūnāmof gold, food, maidens, and cows
svarṇa-anna-kanyā-dhenūnām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsvarṇa + anna + kanyā + dhenu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva list: gold, food, maidens, cows
dānamgiving/donation
dānam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
atrahere (in this rite)
atra:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (देशवाचक अव्यय) ‘here/in this context’
praśasyateis praised
praśasyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√śaṃs (शंस् धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive/impersonal sense: ‘is praised/commended’

Narada (teaching within a dharma/vrata instruction context)

Vrata: Varūthinī (as named)

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

V
Vishnu
M
Madhusudana

FAQs

It links vrata-observance with devotion to Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana) and completes the rite through dāna, presenting charity as a sanctifying culmination of worship.

Bhakti is expressed not only through pūjā of Madhusūdana but also through compassionate giving; devotion becomes embodied as service and generosity aligned with dharma.

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: timing (the next day), the required act (pūjā), and the recommended concluding offerings (dāna of specified items).