Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

जागरं नियतः कुर्यात्त्रिकालार्चनतत्परः । प्रातः संपूजयेद्देवं पद्मपुष्पैर्मनोरमैः ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

jāgaraṃ niyataḥ kuryāttrikālārcanatatparaḥ | prātaḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ padmapuṣpairmanoramaiḥ || 81 ||

Translation

以自律之心，当守夜不眠，并专注于一日三时的礼拜；清晨应以悦目之莲花恭敬供奉主神。

Word by Word

• जागरम्: wakefulness (night vigil)
• जागरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नियतः: disciplined
• नियतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+√यम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (disciplined/regulated)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• त्रिकालार्चनतत्परः: intent on worship at the three times (daily)
• त्रिकालार्चनतत्परः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + काल + अर्चन + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (त्रिकाले अर्चने तत्परः)

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

• संपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• संपूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god (deity)
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पद्मपुष्पैः: with lotus-flowers
• पद्मपुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पद्मस्य पुष्पाणि)

• मनोरमैः: beautiful/charming
• मनोरमैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; पद्मपुष्पैः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada on devotional observance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Padmanābha-vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined wakefulness and consistent three-times-a-day worship as a stabilizing sādhanā that keeps devotion continuous and the mind oriented toward the Lord.

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

Bhakti is presented as steady practice—regular arcana (ritual worship) and offering pleasing flowers—where love is expressed through punctual, heartfelt service rather than occasional enthusiasm.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual timing and daily observance (kāla-niyama for trikāla-arcana), a practical application of traditional calendrical/astronomical time-reckoning used to structure nitya-pūjā.