Shloka 19

Kāmodākhyāna

Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place

Devanagari script

वर्षांते चैत्रमासस्य द्वादश्यां विधिनंदिनि । वासतौ च श्रियं दृष्ट्वा सा हसेद्धर्षतः सदा ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

varṣāṃte caitramāsasya dvādaśyāṃ vidhinaṃdini | vāsatau ca śriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā sā haseddharṣataḥ sadā || 19 ||

Translation

เมื่อสิ้นฤดูฝน ในวันทวาทศีแห่งเดือนจัยตระ—โอ้ผู้ยินดีในพิธีอันถูกต้อง—ครั้นเห็นพระศรี (พระลักษมี) ประทับอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น นางย่อมหัวเราะด้วยความปีติเป็นนิตย์.

Word by Word

• वर्ष-अन्ते: at the end of the rainy season/year
• वर्ष-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; वर्षस्य अन्तः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Locative singular

• चैत्र-मासस्य: of the month of Caitra
• चैत्र-मासस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; चैत्रस्य मासः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Genitive singular

• द्वादश्याम्: on the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• द्वादश्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• विधि-नन्दिनि: (O) delight of विधि (Brahmā)/rule-cherishing one
• विधि-नन्दिनि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विधेः नन्दिनी इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; संबोधनार्थे/विशेषणवत् प्रयोगः; Locative singular

• वासतौ: in the dwelling/abode
• वासतौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• श्रियम्: Śrī (Lakṣmī)/splendour
• श्रियम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘having seen’

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Pronoun; Nominative singular

• हसेत्: should laugh/smiles
• हसेत्: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदी

• हर्षतः: out of joy
• हर्षतः: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• सदा: always
• सदा: काल (Kāla/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga discourse; dialogue frame traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī (general Vaiṣṇava observance; not explicitly named as a specific vrata here)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sri (Lakshmi)
• Caitra (month)
• Dvadashi (tithi)

FAQs

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

It links auspicious sacred timing (Caitra Dvādaśī near the end of the rains) with the manifest presence of Śrī (Lakṣmī), indicating that right observance and right place invite visible auspiciousness and inner joy.

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

By emphasizing the vision (darśana) of Śrī in a consecrated abode, it suggests that devotion expressed through disciplined observance leads to grace—experienced as delight, confidence, and auspiciousness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights calendrical discipline—tithi (Dvādaśī) and māsa (Caitra)—a practical application aligned with Jyotiṣa-style timekeeping used for planning vratas and sacred rites.