Shloka 40

Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation

Devanagari script

अहं च भवता पूज्या कृत्वार्चां देवमंदिरे । सर्वैश्च नागरैः सार्द्धं फाल्गुने धवले दले ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

ahaṃ ca bhavatā pūjyā kṛtvārcāṃ devamaṃdire | sarvaiśca nāgaraiḥ sārddhaṃ phālgune dhavale dale || 40 ||

Translation

“Và chính ta nữa cũng phải được ngươi thờ phụng—sau khi đã cử hành lễ arcanā trong đền thờ của Đức Chúa—cùng với toàn thể dân thành, vào nửa tháng sáng của tháng Phālguna.”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष-सूचक; एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), स्त्री/पुं/नपुं—सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (common pronoun form)

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

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द (honorific pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पूज्या: worthy to be worshipped
• पूज्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज्)
• Form: भाव्य/योग्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/तव्यत्-आर्थ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• अर्चाम्: worship/ritual offering
• अर्चाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देव-मन्दिरे: in the temple of the deity
• देव-मन्दिरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): देवस्य मन्दिरम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/associative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• नागरैः: by/with the townspeople
• नागरैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverbial particle: ‘together with’)

• फाल्गुने: in (the month of) Phālguna
• फाल्गुने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मास-नाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (time-locative)

• धवले: white/bright
• धवले: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘दले’ इति विशेष्य-समन्वय

• दले: in the fortnight (pakṣa)
• दले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पक्ष/अर्धमास-अर्थे (fortnight)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative instruction within a Tirtha/Vrata-mahātmya section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ordered devotion: first worship in the Deity’s temple, then extend reverence to the indicated recipient, performed at an auspicious time (Phālguna bright fortnight) and strengthened through communal participation.

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

Bhakti is shown as temple-centered arcana (formal worship) coupled with collective observance; devotion is not only private but also shared with the wider community in a prescribed sacred calendar.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/astronomical timing principles (masa and paksha—Phālguna, bright fortnight) relevant to Jyotiṣa-based ritual scheduling are implied for proper vrata and pūjā performance.