Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

पृथक्पृथक् समुद्दिष्टं दानकालपुरःसरम् । चैत्रादिसर्वमासेषु तिथीनांचपृथक्पृथक् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

pṛthakpṛthak samuddiṣṭaṃ dānakālapuraḥsaram | caitrādisarvamāseṣu tithīnāṃcapṛthakpṛthak || 8 ||

Translation

دان کے اوقات کا فیصلہ مناسب موقع کو پہلے رکھ کر جدا جدا بیان کیا گیا ہے؛ اور چَیتر وغیرہ تمام مہینوں میں تِتھیاں بھی ترتیب سے الگ الگ مقرر کی گئی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः (reduplication for emphasis)

• समुद्दिष्टम्: has been stated/indicated
• समुद्दिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (agreeing with implied विषयः)

• दान-काल-पुरःसरम्: preceded by the time for giving (charity)
• दान-काल-पुरःसरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘समुद्दिष्टम्’/विषयम्)

• चैत्र-आदि-सर्व-मासेषु: in all months beginning with Caitra
• चैत्र-आदि-सर्व-मासेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (चैत्रादयः सर्वे मासाः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन (locative plural)

• तिथीनाम्: of the lunar days (tithis)
• तिथीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः (emphasis)

Speaker

Suta (narrating/summary register typical of Anukramanika portions)

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 that dharmic acts like dāna are not random; their spiritual efficacy is strengthened when performed with proper kāla (timing) and according to tithi and month-specific prescriptions.

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

By highlighting orderly, time-conscious religious practice, it supports bhakti through disciplined observance—charity and vows done at prescribed times become offerings that stabilize devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/astronomical time-reckoning (Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga) is implied: months like Caitra and lunar tithis are used to schedule dāna and observances accurately.