Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

आरार्तिकं ततः कृत्वा दद्यात्सान्नोदकं घटम् । एवं दिनत्रयं कृत्वा व्रतांते मासमर्च्य च ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

ārārtikaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dadyātsānnodakaṃ ghaṭam | evaṃ dinatrayaṃ kṛtvā vratāṃte māsamarcya ca || 35 ||

Translation

จากนั้นทำอารตี แล้วถวายหม้อน้ำพร้อมภัตตาหารที่ปรุงสุก ทำเช่นนี้ตลอดสามวัน และเมื่อสิ้นพรตแล้วให้บูชาต่อเนื่องครบหนึ่งเดือนด้วย

Word by Word

• āra-ārtikam: ārati (waving of lights)
• āra-ārtikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āra-ārtika/ārātrika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ritual ‘ārātrika/ārati’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of sequence

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya (क्रिया; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), having done

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• sa-anna-udakam: food and water
• sa-anna-udakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + anna (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘water with food’ / ‘food-and-water’ as offering

• ghaṭam: a pot
• ghaṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; apposition to sa-anna-udakam (container)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• dina-trayam: for three days
• dina-trayam: Karma (कर्म; extent/duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; dvigu ‘three days’ (duration)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya (क्रिया; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), having done/observed

• vrata-ante: at the end of the vow
• vrata-ante: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘at the end of the vow’

• māsam: (for) a month / the month
• māsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of arcya

• arcya: having worshipped
• arcya: Kriya (क्रिया; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्) form (arcya = arcitvā/arcayitvā sense), having worshipped

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

Speaker

Narada (teaching vrata-vidhi within the dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: gotrirātra-vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that a vow is completed not only by personal austerity but by devotional worship (ārati/arcana) and charitable giving (food and water), turning the merit outward for the welfare of others.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as steady daily service—ārati and offerings—followed by sustained worship up to the vow’s completion, showing devotion as disciplined practice rather than a single ritual act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in prescribing a sequence—ārati, offering a ghaṭa with food and water, repeating for three days, and formal concluding worship—i.e., the applied ritual science of vrata observance.