Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

वह्निरेव पृथङ्मास्सु नानारूपवपुर्द्धरः । पूज्यते हि द्वितीयासु ब्रह्मचर्य्यादि पूर्ववत् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

vahnireva pṛthaṅmāssu nānārūpavapurddharaḥ | pūjyate hi dvitīyāsu brahmacaryyādi pūrvavat || 34 ||

Translation

اگنی دیو ہی ہر ماہ جدا جدا صورت اور بدن اختیار کرتے ہیں۔ دْوِتییا تِتھی کو پہلے بیان کردہ برہماچریہ وغیرہ کے نِیَموں سمیت انہی کی پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• वह्निः: fire (Agni)
• वह्निः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/only/indeed

• पृथक्: separately, distinctly
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘separately/distinctly’

• मासेषु: in the months
• मासेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (used adjectivally) ‘various’

• रूप: form
• रूप: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासाङ्ग (member of compound)

• वपुः: body, appearance
• वपुः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासाङ्ग (member of compound)

• धरः: bearer, holder
• धरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृ (धातु) + अ (प्रत्यय) → धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि ‘-a’ प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun) ‘bearer’

• नाना-रूप-वपुः-धरः: one who bears various forms/bodies
• नाना-रूप-वपुः-धरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थः: ‘नानारूपं वपुः धारयति’ (one who bears a body of various forms)

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘indeed/for’

• द्वितीयासु: on the second (tithis)
• द्वितीयासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; ‘द्वितीया-तिथि’ (the second lunar day)

• ब्रह्मचर्य-आदि: brahmacarya etc. (observances)
• ब्रह्मचर्य-आदि: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial-Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘etc.’; समाहारार्थे (collective)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘as before/like earlier’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata/kalpa-style sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśa-māsa Dvitīyā-vrata (Agni-pūjā sequence implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Vahni)

FAQs

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

It teaches that Agni is approached through a disciplined, time-specific vrata: worship on Dvitīyā with self-restraint (brahmacarya, purity, and allied observances), recognizing Agni’s month-wise manifestations.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as regulated worship (niyama-bhakti): honoring the deity (Agni) on an appointed tithi with prior disciplines, showing devotion through consistency and ritual purity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented ritual timing is emphasized: observing worship by lunar tithi (Dvitīyā) and month-wise sequencing—core practical knowledge for executing vratas correctly.