Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

तण्डुलाढकदानेन प्रीयतां मे जनार्दनः । एवं कृत्वा नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापविवर्जितः ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

taṇḍulāḍhakadānena prīyatāṃ me janārdanaḥ | evaṃ kṛtvā naro bhaktyā sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ || 48 ||

Translation

چاول کا ایک آڈھک دان کرنے سے میرے جناردن خوش ہوں۔ یوں بھکتی سے کرنے والا انسان تمام گناہوں سے پاک ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तण्डुल: rice (grain)
• तण्डुल: समासाङ्ग (compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (stem in compound; rice)

• आढक: āḍhaka measure
• आढक: समासाङ्ग (compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आढक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (stem in compound; a measure)

• दानेन: by (the act of) giving
• दानेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• प्रीयताम्: may (he) be pleased
• प्रीयताम्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘let (him) be pleased’

• मे: of me / my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: समासाङ्ग (compound-member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (in compound) सर्व- ‘all’; stem used as पूर्वपद

• पाप: sin
• पाप: समासाङ्ग (compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (in compound) stem

• विवर्जितः: free from
• विवर्जितः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘devoid of’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a dialogue tradition associated with Sanatkumara and the Kumaras)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents dāna (charitable giving) offered with bhakti as a direct means to please Janārdana (Vishnu) and as an expiation that removes the burden of sins.

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

Bhakti is shown as the inner power that makes an outward act (donating a measured quantity of rice) spiritually effective—devotion transforms ritual charity into Vishnu-pleasing worship and purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual discipline and traditional measures (āḍhaka) used in dāna-vidhi; this aligns with practical kalpa-style procedural knowledge rather than grammar or astrology.