Shloka 26

Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana

Devanagari script

एतदेव विधानं स्यादेत एव ह्युपस्कराः । मन्त्रावाहनसंयुक्ताः सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

etadeva vidhānaṃ syādeta eva hyupaskarāḥ | mantrāvāhanasaṃyuktāḥ sadā parvaṇi parvaṇi || 26 ||

Translation

Ito lamang ang dapat maging itinakdang paraan, at ito lamang ang mga kailangang kasangkapan sa ritwal—sa bawat banal na pagdiriwang (parva), laging kasama ang mga mantra at ang pag-anyaya (āvāhana).

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• vidhānam: procedure/ordinance
• vidhānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• syāt: should be
• syāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) = ‘for/indeed’

• upaskarāḥ: implements/requisites
• upaskarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upaskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mantra-āvāhana-saṃyuktāḥ: accompanied by mantra-invocation
• mantra-āvāhana-saṃyuktāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + āvāhana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘saṃyukta’ = ‘joined’; समासः (determinative)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• parvaṇi: on a festival/holy day
• parvaṇi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• parvaṇi: on each festival day
• parvaṇi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Sage Narada (instructional narration within a tīrtha/vrata-ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined simplicity: true efficacy in parva-observances comes from following the proper vidhāna and uniting the rite with mantra and āvāhana, rather than multiplying external items.

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

By centering worship on mantra and conscious invocation, it frames ritual as attentive remembrance and calling of the Lord—devotion expressed through orderly, repeated parva practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded: the verse stresses correct vidhāna (rule), appropriate upaskara (requisites), and mantra-usage with āvāhana as the practical core of observance.