Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा विधिज्ञविप्रेभ्यो भुञ्जीयाच्च परे दिने । इति ते कथितं विप्र कोटिलक्षेश्वरीव्रतम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

dattvā vidhijñaviprebhyo bhuñjīyācca pare dine | iti te kathitaṃ vipra koṭilakṣeśvarīvratam || 44 ||

Translation

رسم و طریقہ جاننے والے برہمنوں کو مقررہ دان دے کر، اگلے دن بھوجن کرنا چاہیے۔ اے وِپر، یوں تمہیں کوٹیلکشیشوری ورت بیان کیا گیا۔

Word by Word

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा॒तु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √dā; indeclinable verbal form; sense: having given

• vidhi-jña-viprebhyaḥ: to the ritual-knowing Brahmins
• vidhi-jña-viprebhyaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural; compound: vidhijña-vipra = ‘ritual-knowing Brahmins’

• bhuñjīyāt: should eat / should partake
• bhuñjīyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धा॒तु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• pare: on the next
• pare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used with ‘dine’ = on the next

• dine: day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (वाक्योपसंहार/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; enclitic form

• kathitam: told / described
• kathitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (कथ् धा॒तु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with ‘vratam’

• vipra: O Brahmin
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• koṭi-lakṣa-īśvarī-vratam: the Koṭilakṣeśvarī vow
• koṭi-lakṣa-īśvarī-vratam: Karma/Pradhāna (कर्म/प्रधानेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound name of the vow

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Koṭilakṣeśvarī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmins (Vipra)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that a vrata is completed through proper dāna (charitable giving) to qualified, injunction-knowing Brahmins, followed by disciplined observance of the vow’s closing meal on the next day—linking devotion with righteous conduct.

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

Bhakti is expressed not only through worship but through humble service and offering—here, honoring dharma by giving to worthy recipients and observing the correct timing for concluding the vow.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision (vidhi) is highlighted—knowing injunctions about dāna and the correct time to eat (parā-dina), reflecting applied Kalpa (ritual procedure) and attention to proper vrata-parāṇa.