Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months

Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

स्वास्तृतां तत्र शय्यां तु कृत्वात्र श्रीयुतं हरिम् । संस्थाप्य मंडपं पुष्पैस्तदुपर्प्युपकल्पयेत् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

svāstṛtāṃ tatra śayyāṃ tu kṛtvātra śrīyutaṃ harim | saṃsthāpya maṃḍapaṃ puṣpaistaduparpyupakalpayet || 11 ||

Translation

وہاں اچھی طرح بچھائی ہوئی شَیّا تیار کرے، اس پر شری (لکشمی) سمیت ہری کو قائم کرے؛ پھر منڈپ بنا کر اس کے اوپر پھول نذر کے طور پر سجا دے۔

Word by Word

• su-āstṛtām: well-spread
• su-āstṛtām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + ā-√stṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘āstṛta’ = spread/laid; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन—here qualifying ‘śayyām’; अव्ययीभावः—सु (well) + आस्तृत (well-spread)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• śayyām: bed
• śayyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tu: and/then
• tu: Sambandha-sūcaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधसूचक अव्यय (particle: but/and)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — having done/made

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• śrī-yutam: accompanied by Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śrī-yutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī + yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—श्रियाऽन्वितम् (endowed with Śrī)

• harim: Hari
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• saṃsthāpya: having installed
• saṃsthāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — having installed/placed

• maṇḍapam: pavilion
• maṇḍapam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• puṣpaiḥ: with flowers
• puṣpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; refers to maṇḍapa/that (place/thing)

• upari: upon/above
• upari: Deśa-sambandha (देशसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश/अव्यय (preposition/adverb: above/upon)

• upakalpayet: should arrange/prepare
• upakalpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√kḷp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; upa-√kḷp = to arrange/prepare

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Madana-Dvādaśī-vrata (procedural continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes upacāra-bhakti—devotion expressed through careful preparation and honoring the Lord (Hari) with Śrī, showing reverence through a clean, beautiful, and properly arranged worship space.

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

Bhakti here is enacted as loving service: preparing a seat/couch for the deity, installing Hari with Lakṣmī, and offering flowers—external acts that cultivate inner surrender and attentiveness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and correct arrangement (kalpa/prayoga-style discipline) is implied—how to set the maṇḍapa, perform installation (saṃsthāpana), and offer flowers as prescribed worship steps.