Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

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

Devanagari script

इति संप्रार्थयेद्विप्रान्देवं च पुरुषोत्तमम् । दद्यादर्घ्यं च देवाय महालक्ष्मीयुताय वै ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

iti saṃprārthayedviprāndevaṃ ca puruṣottamam | dadyādarghyaṃ ca devāya mahālakṣmīyutāya vai || 106 ||

Translation

如是，应恳切祈祷诸婆罗门，并亦祈祷至上主普鲁绍塔玛；又当向与摩诃拉克什米同在之神奉献阿尔伽（恭敬的净水供）。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Prayojaka (प्रयोगसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक निपात)

• सम्प्रार्थयेत्: should pray earnestly
• सम्प्रार्थयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्थ् (धातु) (सम् + प्र + अर्थ्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘one should earnestly pray’

• विप्रान्: the brāhmaṇas
• विप्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), बहुवचन; Accusative masculine plural

• देवम्: the deity (God)
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative masculine singular

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

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: the Supreme Person
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—पुरुषाणाम् उत्तमः; Accusative masculine singular

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; √दा—‘to give’; ‘one should give’

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya (respectful offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative neuter singular

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

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative masculine singular

• महालक्ष्मीयुताय: to (him) accompanied by Mahālakṣmī
• महालक्ष्मीयुताय: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—महालक्ष्म्या युतः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः) ‘accompanied by Mahālakṣmī’; Dative masculine singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Prayojaka (प्रयोगसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; निश्चय/उपपादनार्थ)

Speaker

Nārada (teaching in a ritual-devotional instruction context; dialogue traditionally framed with Sanatkumāra and the Kumāras)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu)
• Mahālakṣmī
• Brāhmaṇas (Vipras)

FAQs

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

It unites social-sacred duty (honoring and requesting blessings from brāhmaṇas) with direct devotion to Viṣṇu as Puruṣottama, culminating in arghya—an act of reverent surrender and hospitality to the Divine.

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

Bhakti is shown as both heartfelt prayer and concrete worship: one approaches the Lord with supplication and then seals that devotion through a respectful offering (arghya) to Viṣṇu together with Mahālakṣmī.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure is implied—especially the pūjā-upacāra of arghya (a formal offering). This aligns with kalpa-style ritual discipline (prayoga), emphasizing correct devotional conduct rather than abstract theory.