Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

विद्वद्भिः सहितो विष्णुमर्चयित्वा यथोचितम् । संकल्पं तु ततः कुर्यास्त्वस्ति वाचनपूर्वकम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

vidvadbhiḥ sahito viṣṇumarcayitvā yathocitam | saṃkalpaṃ tu tataḥ kuryāstvasti vācanapūrvakam || 5 ||

Translation

اہلِ علم برہمنوں کے ساتھ مناسب طریقے سے وِشنو کی ارچنا کر کے، پھر سْوَستی واچن کے بعد سنکلپ کرے۔

Word by Word

• विद्वद्भिः: with the learned (persons)
• विद्वद्भिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; सह धातोः क्त/निष्ठा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participial adjective: accompanied)

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped)

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: as/according to)

• उचितम्: properly, duly
• उचितम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उचित (कृदन्त; वच्/उच्?—रूढ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे नपुंसक-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: duly/appropriately)

• संकल्पम्: vow-intention, resolve (saṅkalpa)
• संकल्पम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• स्वस्ति: auspiciousness; ‘svasti’
• स्वस्ति: Karma (कर्म/Utterance-content)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय/आशीर्वाद-शब्द (benedictive particle/word)

• वाचनपूर्वकम्: preceded by the utterance (of ‘svasti’)
• वाचनपूर्वकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाचन + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (वाचनं पूर्वं यस्य / वाचनेन पूर्वकम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the correct procedure of worship and observance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (continuation; specific vrata-name not present)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is strengthened by doing worship in a disciplined, auspicious way—first honoring Viṣṇu properly, then fixing one’s intention (saṅkalpa) with sacred blessings, so the act becomes both inwardly sincere and ritually sound.

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

Bhakti here is not casual; it is reverent service (arcana) guided by the wise, and anchored in a conscious vow-like intention (saṅkalpa), showing that heartfelt devotion and correct practice support each other.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual discipline (kalpa-style procedure): the sequence of arcana, svasti-vācana (auspicious recitation), and saṅkalpa—core practical know-how for conducting a proper pūjā or vrata.