Shloka 12

Tīrtha-yātrā-varṇana

Description of Pilgrimage to the Sacred Fords

Devanagari script

श्रद्धया परया देवं येऽर्चयंति सनातनम् । फाल्गुनस्य चतुर्दश्यां कृष्णपक्षे समाहिताः ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

śraddhayā parayā devaṃ ye'rcayaṃti sanātanam | phālgunasya caturdaśyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣe samāhitāḥ || 12 ||

Translation

凡以至上信心、心神专注，於法尔古那月黑半月（kṛṣṇa-pakṣa）之第十四日（caturdaśī）礼拜永恒之主者——

Word by Word

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• parayā: supreme; highest
• parayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with śraddhayā

• devam: the god (Deity)
• devam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• arcayanti: worship
• arcayanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (अर्च्) (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with devam

• phālgunasya: of (the month) Phālguna
• phālgunasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• caturdaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛṣṇa-pakṣe: in the dark fortnight
• kṛṣṇa-pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः ‘कृष्णः पक्षः’

• samāhitāḥ: composed; concentrated
• samāhitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धा) (धातु) → samāhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s vrata-mahatmya section; teaching attributed within the Narada–Sanatkumara discourse framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with intense śraddhā and concentration, focusing devotion onto a specific sacred tithi for worship of the Eternal Lord."}

Characters & Entities

• Sanatana Deva (Eternal Lord/Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It highlights that the fruit of a vrata is rooted in inner qualities—supreme faith (parā śraddhā) and mental steadiness (samāhita)—while worshipping the Eternal Lord on an auspicious tithi (Phālguna kṛṣṇa caturdaśī).

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

Bhakti here is defined not only by external pūjā (arcana) but by wholehearted trust in the deity and one-pointed attention, indicating that devotion becomes potent when the mind is gathered and reverent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It applies calendrical discipline—tithi and pakṣa reckoning (a Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-aligned time-marker)—showing how ritual timing in the lunar month (Phālguna, kṛṣṇa-pakṣa, caturdaśī) is integral to Narada Purana observances.