Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

ततः कल्ये समुत्थाय प्रातः कृत्यं समाप्य च । अष्टोत्तरशतं हुत्वा मध्वाज्यतिलमिश्रितम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kalye samutthāya prātaḥ kṛtyaṃ samāpya ca | aṣṭottaraśataṃ hutvā madhvājyatilamiśritam || 46 ||

Translation

随后于黎明起身，完成所规定的晨间行持后，当以蜂蜜、酥油与芝麻相和之物，献上一百零八次火供（āhuti）。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• कल्ये: in the early morning
• कल्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘कल्य’ = प्रातःकाल/उषःकाल

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कृत्यम्: the (daily) duty/rite
• कृत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• समाप्य: having completed
• समाप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अष्टोत्तर-शतम्: one hundred and eight
• अष्टोत्तर-शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट + उत्तर + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; संख्यासमासः—अष्टोत्तरं शतम् (=108)

• हुत्वा: having offered (into fire)
• हुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• मधु-आज्य-तिल-मिश्रितम्: mixed with honey, ghee, and sesame
• मधु-आज्य-तिल-मिश्रितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु + आज्य + तिल + मिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मध्वाज्यतिलैः मिश्रितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue framework)

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 disciplined purity—rising at dawn, completing prātaḥ-kṛtya, and sanctifying one’s day through a regulated homa of 108 offerings, aligning the practitioner with dharma and inner steadiness.

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

Though primarily ritual, it supports bhakti by prescribing a sattvic routine and consecrated offerings; such ordered worship is presented as a practical foundation that steadies the mind for sustained devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the sequence of morning observances and the counted oblations (108), and it also implies time-discipline (proper dawn timing), a key practical aspect of Vedic rite-performance.