Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

नाम्नां शतमिदं विप्र पिनाकिगुणकीर्तनम् । पठित्वा दक्षिणीकृत्य प्रायान्निजनिकेतनम् ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

nāmnāṃ śatamidaṃ vipra pinākiguṇakīrtanam | paṭhitvā dakṣiṇīkṛtya prāyānnijaniketanam || 67 ||

Translation

婆罗门啊，诵毕这百名之赞——宣扬持弓者毗那迦（湿婆）功德的圣颂——并依仪奉献达克希那之后，他便启程回到自己的住处。

Word by Word

• nāmnām: of names
• nāmnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Genitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन)

• śatam: a hundred
• śatam: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन)

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Vocative singular (सम्बोधन एकवचन)

• pināki-guṇa-kīrtanam: praise of Pinākin’s qualities
• pināki-guṇa-kīrtanam: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin + guṇa + kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन); ‘recitation/praise of the qualities of Pinākin (Śiva)’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• paṭhitvā: having recited
• paṭhitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकालनिर्देश)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त, अव्ययकृदन्त) meaning ‘having read/recited’

• dakṣiṇī-kṛtya: having given (as) dakṣiṇā
• dakṣiṇī-kṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dakṣiṇī + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त); denominative sense ‘having given as dakṣiṇā / having made (it) a fee’

• prāyāt: he should depart / he went
• prāyāt: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु) with preverb pra-
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, Aorist), Parasmaipada; 3rd person singular (प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन)

• nija-niketanam: to his own home
• nija-niketanam: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija + niketana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter; Accusative singular (द्वितीया एकवचन); ‘one’s own dwelling’ (विशेषण-विशेष्य भाव)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) summarizing the outcome of the recitation within the dialogue tradition

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Pinaki)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that sacred recitation (nāma-stuti) is traditionally completed with dakṣiṇā, marking the rite as fulfilled and fruitful, after which the performer proceeds onward in peace.

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

Bhakti is shown as kīrtana—praising the Lord’s qualities through names—performed with reverence and followed by a respectful offering, integrating devotion with dharmic conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa/ritual procedure: after mantra or stotra recitation, dakṣiṇā is given as a prescribed completion act (saṁsthāpanā) to honor the rite and its officiants.