Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

तृणैश्च गीतवाद्याद्यैः स्तोत्रैश्चाप्यर्ययेद्धरिम् । कृशरान्नं च विप्राय दद्यात्सघृतदक्षिणम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

tṛṇaiśca gītavādyādyaiḥ stotraiścāpyaryayeddharim | kṛśarānnaṃ ca viprāya dadyātsaghṛtadakṣiṇam || 27 ||

Translation

พึงบูชาพระหริด้วยหญ้าศักดิ์สิทธิ์ พร้อมบทเพลง เครื่องดนตรี และบทสโตตรา อีกทั้งควรถวายภัตตาหาร “กฤษรา” แก่พราหมณ์ พร้อมเนยใสและทักษิณา (ปัจจัยบูชา)

Word by Word

• तृणैः: with sacred grass
• तृणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• गीत-वाद्य-आद्यैः: with songs, instruments, etc.
• गीत-वाद्य-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): ‘गीतं च वाद्यं च’ + ‘आदि’ = ‘etc.’

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक निपात (particle: also/even)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृशर-अन्नम्: kṛśara food (a dish)
• कृशर-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृशर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘कृशरं अन्नम्’ (a kind of food: khichdi-like)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विप्राय: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स-घृत-दक्षिणम्: together with ghee as a fee/donation
• स-घृत-दक्षिणम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-सम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समास: ‘घृतेन सह’ + ‘दक्षिणा’ = ‘with ghee as honorarium/fee’ (qualifying the gift)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Brahmana (Vipra)

FAQs

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

It links devotion (stotra, song, music) with right action (dāna): worship of Hari is completed by respectful feeding of a brāhmaṇa and giving dakṣiṇā, turning bhakti into lived dharma.

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

Bhakti is expressed through arcana (worship) supported by kīrtana-like elements—singing, instruments, and hymns—showing that heartfelt praise and celebratory devotion are valid means to honor Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: using prescribed items (sacred grass), performing arcana with stotras, and completing the rite with dakṣiṇā—core components of orthodox pūjā and yajña-related procedure.