Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

चंद्रोदयमभिव्याप्य तिष्ठेत्प्रयतमानसः । ततश्चंद्रोदये प्राप्ते मृन्मयं गणनायकम् ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

caṃdrodayamabhivyāpya tiṣṭhetprayatamānasaḥ | tataścaṃdrodaye prāpte mṛnmayaṃ gaṇanāyakam || 73 ||

Translation

Với tâm đã được điều phục, hãy tỉnh thức chờ cho đến lúc trăng mọc. Rồi khi trăng đã lên, hãy thờ phụng Gaṇanāyaka (Gaṇeśa) được nặn bằng đất sét.

Word by Word

• candrodayam: moonrise
• candrodayam: Karma/Adhikaraṇa (कर्म/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कालपर्यन्त (up to the time)

• abhivyāpya: having continued until; extending up to
• abhivyāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-vi-āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘अभिव्याप्य’ = पर्यन्तं व्याप्य

• tiṣṭhet: should remain/stand
• tiṣṭhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• prayata-mānasaḥ: one whose mind is disciplined
• prayata-mānasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘प्रयतं मानसं यस्य सः’

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• candrodaye: at moonrise
• candrodaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; लोके/सति (locative absolute context)

• prāpte: when (it has) arrived
• prāpte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; लोके/सति (locative absolute)

• mṛnmayam: made of clay
• mṛnmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + mayaṭ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• gaṇa-nāyakam: leader of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• gaṇa-nāyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Saṅkaṣṭa-vrata (implied continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Gananayaka (Ganesha)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ritual discipline: maintaining mental restraint until moonrise and then performing a focused act of worship, showing that correct timing and inner control together complete a vrata.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive waiting (mindful restraint) followed by a concrete devotional offering—worship of Gaṇanāyaka—demonstrating devotion through both intention and action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights jyotiṣa-style ritual timing: observing candrodaya (moonrise) as the prescribed moment for the next step of worship, aligning practice with celestial time.