Shloka 39

The Greatness of the Month of Māgha

Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna

Devanagari script

घटोपरि नवे पात्रे धृत्वा ताम्रमये शुभे । सर्वबीजान्विते चैव सितवस्त्रावगुंठिते ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

ghaṭopari nave pātre dhṛtvā tāmramaye śubhe | sarvabījānvite caiva sitavastrāvaguṃṭhite || 39 ||

Translation

گھڑے کے اوپر نیا، مبارک تانبے کا برتن رکھے؛ اس میں ہر قسم کے بیج بھر کر سفید کپڑے سے ڈھانپ دے۔

Word by Word

• घट-उपरि: upon the pot
• घट-उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: उपरि इति अव्यय (adverb/postposition: upon); घट-शब्देन सह प्रयोगः (on the pot)

• नवे: in/at the new
• नवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (new)

• पात्रे: in a vessel
• पात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• धृत्वा: having placed
• धृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया-अनुक्रम)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having placed/held)

• ताम्रमये: in/at the copper-made (vessel)
• ताम्रमये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (मयट्: made of copper)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (auspicious)

• सर्व-बीज-अन्विते: endowed with all seeds
• सर्व-बीज-अन्विते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः बीजैः अन्वितम्/युक्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: indeed/just)

• सित-वस्त्र-अवगुण्ठिते: covered with a white cloth
• सित-वस्त्र-अवगुण्ठिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अवगुण्ठित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सितेन वस्त्रेण अवगुण्ठितम् = covered with a white cloth)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harivāsara (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śuddhi (ritual purity) and saṃpūrṇatā (wholeness): a new vessel, auspicious copper, and “all seeds” symbolize complete prosperity and the orderly establishment of the worship arrangement.

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

Bhakti is expressed through careful upacāra—preparing the worship space with purity, auspicious materials, and reverent covering—showing devotion through disciplined, respectful ritual conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded: specification of materials (copper vessel), condition (new), contents (sarva-bīja), and presentation (covered with white cloth) reflects prescriptive ritual method.