Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

गणेशाराधनपरो दानहोमप्रपूजनैः । तिलैरेव कृतैः सिद्धिं प्राप्नुयात्तत्प्रसादतः ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

gaṇeśārādhanaparo dānahomaprapūjanaiḥ | tilaireva kṛtaiḥ siddhiṃ prāpnuyāttatprasādataḥ || 88 ||

Translation

凡专心礼敬伽内沙者——以芝麻独作布施、火供与恭敬供奉（pūjā）——必蒙其恩而得悉地（siddhi，成就）。

Word by Word

• गणेश-आराधन-परः: devoted to worship of Gaṇeśa
• गणेश-आराधन-परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक) + आराधन (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (gaṇeśasya ārādhanam; tatra paraḥ = devoted to worship of Gaṇeśa)

• दान-होम-प्रपूजनैः: by gifts, offerings, and worship
• दान-होम-प्रपूजनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः समाहार-द्वन्द्वः

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds
• तिलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• कृतैः: by (these) performed (rites)
• कृतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP); तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; (कृतैः = 'by things done/performed')

• सिद्धिम्: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्नुयात्: should attain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्-प्रसादतः: from his grace
• तत्-प्रसादतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tasya prasādaḥ; tataḥ = from his grace)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ḍhuṃḍhirāja/Gaṇeśa-related vrata (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It presents Gaṇeśa-propitiation as a dharmic means to remove obstacles and secure siddhi, emphasizing grace (prasāda) as the decisive factor behind ritual success.

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

Bhakti is shown as focused worship (ārādhana) expressed through concrete offerings and acts—dāna, homa, and pūjā—performed with sincerity, culminating in the deity’s prasāda.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights kalpa-style ritual practice: specific substances (tila/sesame) and specific acts (dāna, homa, pūjā) prescribed to obtain a defined result (siddhi).