Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

तृणैश्च गीतवाद्याद्यैः स्तोत्रैश्चाप्यर्ययेद्धरिम् । कृशरान्नं च विप्राय दद्यात्सघृतदक्षिणम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

tṛṇaiśca gītavādyādyaiḥ stotraiścāpyaryayeddharim | kṛśarānnaṃ ca viprāya dadyātsaghṛtadakṣiṇam || 27 ||

Translation

Với cỏ thiêng, với tiếng hát và nhạc khí, cùng các bài tán tụng, hãy lễ bái Hari. Lại nên bố thí cho một vị brāhmaṇa món kṛśarā (cơm trộn đậu) làm thực phẩm, kèm bơ ghee và dakṣiṇā (lễ vật tôn kính).

Word by Word

• तृणैः: with sacred grass
• तृणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• गीत-वाद्य-आद्यैः: with songs, instruments, etc.
• गीत-वाद्य-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): ‘गीतं च वाद्यं च’ + ‘आदि’ = ‘etc.’

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक निपात (particle: also/even)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृशर-अन्नम्: kṛśara food (a dish)
• कृशर-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृशर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘कृशरं अन्नम्’ (a kind of food: khichdi-like)

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

• विप्राय: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स-घृत-दक्षिणम्: together with ghee as a fee/donation
• स-घृत-दक्षिणम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-सम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समास: ‘घृतेन सह’ + ‘दक्षिणा’ = ‘with ghee as honorarium/fee’ (qualifying the gift)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Brahmana (Vipra)

FAQs

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

It links devotion (stotra, song, music) with right action (dāna): worship of Hari is completed by respectful feeding of a brāhmaṇa and giving dakṣiṇā, turning bhakti into lived dharma.

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

Bhakti is expressed through arcana (worship) supported by kīrtana-like elements—singing, instruments, and hymns—showing that heartfelt praise and celebratory devotion are valid means to honor Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: using prescribed items (sacred grass), performing arcana with stotras, and completing the rite with dakṣiṇā—core components of orthodox pūjā and yajña-related procedure.