Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā

Devanagari script

ततः षष्टे दिने प्राप्ते निर्वत्यं स्वाश्रमक्रियाम् । संप्राश्य पञ्चगव्यं च पूजयेद्विधिवद्धरिम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ ṣaṣṭe dine prāpte nirvatyaṃ svāśramakriyām | saṃprāśya pañcagavyaṃ ca pūjayedvidhivaddharim || 15 ||

Translation

ครั้นถึงวันที่หกแล้ว เมื่อปฏิบัติหน้าที่ตามอาศรมของตนให้ครบถ้วนโดยถูกพิธี จึงรับประทานปัญจคัวยะ แล้วบูชาพระหริ (พระวิษณุ) ตามแบบพิธีอันถูกต้อง

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (temporal/sequential adverb)

• षष्टे: on the sixth
• षष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• प्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले कृदन्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘प्राप्ते (दिने)’ = locative absolute sense

• निर्वत्य: having completed
• निर्वत्य: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निर्वर्त् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having completed/after performing’

• स्वाश्रमक्रियाम्: the rites/duties of one’s own āśrama
• स्वाश्रमक्रियाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + आश्रम + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध) ‘स्वस्य आश्रमस्य क्रिया’

• संप्राश्य: having partaken/eaten
• संप्राश्य: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + प्र + अश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• पञ्चगव्यम्: pañcagavya (five cow-products mixture)
• पञ्चगव्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः द्विगु (numerical compound) ‘पञ्चानां गव्यानां समाहारः’

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

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

• विधिवत्: according to rule/properly
• विधिवत्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि + वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘विधिना यथावत्’

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

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/ritual instruction context, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links outer discipline (āśrama-dharma and ritual purity) with inner devotion, teaching that worship of Hari becomes spiritually effective when preceded by orderly conduct and purification.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as vidhivat-pūjā—devotion performed with reverence, purity, and scriptural procedure—showing that loving worship of Viṣṇu is supported by regulated life and vrata observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes Kalpa (ritual procedure) through “vidhivat” worship and āśrama-kriyā performance, reflecting applied dharma-śāstra style guidance on timing, purity, and correct rite.