Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

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

Devanagari script

ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय प्रातः कृत्यं समाप्य च । तिलहोमान्व्याहृतिभिः सहस्रं कार्येद्द्विजैः ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya prātaḥ kṛtyaṃ samāpya ca | tilahomānvyāhṛtibhiḥ sahasraṃ kāryeddvijaiḥ || 100 ||

Translation

随后清晨起身，完成应行的晨间仪则后，二次生者（dvija）应伴随神圣的“吠呀赫利提”（vyāhṛti）而行芝麻火供，一千次投供于火中。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• कृत्यम्: the morning duties
• कृत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘नित्यकर्म’ (duty/rite); Accusative singular

• समाप्य: having completed
• समाप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

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

• तिल-होमान्: sesame oblations
• तिल-होमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; ‘तिलैः होमाः’ (sesame oblations); Accusative plural

• अनु-व्याहृतिभिः: with the vyāhṛti formulas
• अनु-व्याहृतिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग) + व्याहृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘with the vyāhṛtis (bhūḥ bhuvaḥ svaḥ etc.)’

• सहस्रम्: a thousand (times)
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular (count: one thousand)

• कार्येत्: should be performed
• कार्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘should be done/performed’

• द्विजैः: by the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (कर्ता/करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; agent in passive

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes purification through nitya-karma: completing dawn disciplines and offering sesame oblations with vyāhṛtis to steady the mind, cleanse subtle impurities, and align daily life with Vedic order (dharma).

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

While the verse is ritual-focused, it supports Bhakti by prescribing disciplined purity and mantra-based worship; such regulated practice prepares the devotee’s body and mind for sustained remembrance and devotion to the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the homa count and materials (tila), and mantra-prayoga via the vyāhṛtis—standard sacred utterances employed in Vedic rites and sandhyā-related practices.