Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 118
NarP 1 118.1
सनातन उवाच अथ वक्ष्यामि विप्रेन्द्र नवम्यास्ते व्रतानि वै । यानि कृत्वा नरा लोके लभन्ते वाञ्छितं फलम्
sanātana uvāca atha vakṣyāmi viprendra navamyāste vratāni vai / yāni kṛtvā narā loke labhante vāñchitaṃ phalam
Sanātana said: Now, O best of brahmins, I shall tell you the observances of the ninth day, by performing which men in this world obtain the desired fruit.
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NarP 1 118.2
चैत्रस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु श्रीरामनवमीव्रतम् । तत्रोपवासं विधिवच्छक्तो भक्तः समाचरेत्
caitrasya śuklapakṣe tu śrīrāmanavamīvratam / tatropavāsaṃ vidhivacchakto bhaktaḥ samācaret
In the bright fortnight of Caitra comes the vow of Śrī-Rāma's ninth; on it a devotee who is able should duly undertake a fast.
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NarP 1 118.3
अशक्तश्चैकभक्तं वै मध्याह्नोत्सवतः परम् । विप्रान्संभोज्य मिष्टान्नै रामप्रीति सुमाचरेत्
aśaktaścaikabhaktaṃ vai madhyāhnotsavataḥ param / viprānsaṃbhojya miṣṭānnai rāmaprīti sumācaret
One unable (to fast) should take a single meal, but only after the midday festival; and having fed brahmins with sweet foods he should perform (what pleases) Rāma's satisfaction.
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NarP 1 118.4
गोभूतिलहरिरण्याद्येर्वस्त्रालङ्करणेस्तथा । एव यः कुरुते भक्त्या श्रीरामनवमीव्रतम्
gobhūtilahariraṇyādyervastrālaṅkaraṇestathā / eva yaḥ kurute bhaktyā śrīrāmanavamīvratam
And whoever performs with devotion the vow of Śrī-Rāma's ninth with cows, land, sesame, gold and the like, and with garments and ornaments,
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NarP 1 118.5
विधूय चेहपापानि व्रजे द्विष्णोः परं पदम् । उक्तं मातृव्रतं चात्र भैरवेण समन्विताः
vidhūya cehapāpāni vraje dviṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam / uktaṃ mātṛvrataṃ cātra bhairaveṇa samanvitāḥ
having shaken off his sins here, he goes to the supreme abode of Viṣṇu. Here too is declared the vow of the Mothers, (who are) accompanied by Bhairava.
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NarP 1 118.6
स्रग्गन्धवस्रनमनैवेद्यैश्चतुःष्टिस्तु योगिनीः । अत्रैव भद्रकालो तु योगिनीनां महाबला
sraggandhavasranamanaivedyaiścatuḥṣṭistu yoginīḥ / atraiva bhadrakālo tu yoginīnāṃ mahābalā
(One should worship) the sixty-four yoginīs with garlands, fragrances, garments, homage and food-offerings; and here too Bhadrakālī, mighty in strength among the yoginīs.
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NarP 1 118.7
ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः सर्वासामाधिपत्ये ऽभिषेचिता । तस्मात्तां पूजयेच्चात्र सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः
brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaḥ sarvāsāmādhipatye 'bhiṣecitā / tasmāttāṃ pūjayeccātra sopavāso jitendriyaḥ
O best of brahmins, she was consecrated to the overlordship of them all; therefore one should worship her here, fasting and with senses controlled.
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NarP 1 118.8
राधे नवम्यां दलयोश्चण्डिकां यस्तु पूजयेत् । विधिना स विमानेन देवतैः सह मोदते
rādhe navamyāṃ dalayoścaṇḍikāṃ yastu pūjayet / vidhinā sa vimānena devataiḥ saha modate
Whoever worships Caṇḍikā according to rule on the ninth of both (fortnights), O Rādhā(?), he rejoices in a celestial chariot together with the gods.
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NarP 1 118.9
ज्येष्ठशुक्लनवम्यां तु सोपवासो नरोत्तमः । उमां संपूज्य विधिवत्कुमारीर्भोजयेद्द्विजान्
jyeṣṭhaśuklanavamyāṃ tu sopavāso narottamaḥ / umāṃ saṃpūjya vidhivatkumārīrbhojayeddvijān
On the bright ninth of Jyeṣṭha, that best of men, fasting, having duly worshipped Umā, should feed maidens and brahmins.
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NarP 1 118.10
स्वभक्त्या दक्षिणां दत्वा शाल्यन्नं पयसाश्नुयात् । उमाव्रतमिदं विप्र यः कुर्याद्विधिवन्नरः
svabhaktyā dakṣiṇāṃ datvā śālyannaṃ payasāśnuyāt / umāvratamidaṃ vipra yaḥ kuryādvidhivannaraḥ
Having given a fee according to his devotion, he should eat rice with milk. O brahmin, the man who performs this Umā-vow according to rule,
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NarP 1 118.11
स भुक्त्वेह वरान्भोगानन्ते स्वर्गगतिं लभेत् । आषाढे मासि विप्रेन्द्र यः कुर्यात्पक्षयोर्द्विज
sa bhuktveha varānbhogānante svargagatiṃ labhet / āṣāḍhe māsi viprendra yaḥ kuryātpakṣayordvija
he, having enjoyed excellent pleasures here, at the end attains the way to heaven. In the month of Āṣāḍha, O best of brahmins, O twice-born, whoever, in both fortnights,
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NarP 1 118.12
नक्तं चैन्द्रीं समभ्यर्च्येदैरावतगतां सिताम् । स भवेद्वै वलोके तु भोगभारग्देवयानगः
naktaṃ caindrīṃ samabhyarcyedairāvatagatāṃ sitām / sa bhavedvai valoke tu bhogabhāragdevayānagaḥ
eating at night, worships the white Indrāṇī seated on Airāvata — he indeed becomes one who enjoys abundant pleasures in that world and travels in the vehicle of the gods.
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NarP 1 118.13
श्रावणे मासि विप्रेन्द्र यः कुर्यान्नक्तभोजनम् । पक्षयोरुपवासं वा कौमारीं चण्डिकां यजेत्
śrāvaṇe māsi viprendra yaḥ kuryānnaktabhojanam / pakṣayorupavāsaṃ vā kaumārīṃ caṇḍikāṃ yajet
In the month of Śrāvaṇa, O best of brahmins, whoever takes the night meal, or fasts in both fortnights, should worship Caṇḍikā as Kaumārī.
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NarP 1 118.14
एवं पापहरां गन्धैः पुष्पैर्धूपैश्च दीपकैः । नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चैव कुमारीभोजनैस्तथा
evaṃ pāpaharāṃ gandhaiḥ puṣpairdhūpaiśca dīpakaiḥ / naivedyairvividhaiścaiva kumārībhojanaistathā
Thus (one should worship) her who removes sins, with perfumes, flowers, incense and lamps, with various food-offerings, and likewise with feedings of maidens.
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NarP 1 118.15
एवं यः कुरुते भक्त्या कौमारीव्रतमुत्तमम् । स विमानेन गच्छेद्वै देवीलोकं सनातनम्
evaṃ yaḥ kurute bhaktyā kaumārīvratamuttamam / sa vimānena gacchedvai devīlokaṃ sanātanam
He who thus performs with devotion this excellent Kaumārī vow goes by a celestial car to the eternal world of the Goddess.
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NarP 1 118.16
भाद्रे तु नवमी शुक्ला नन्दाह्वा परिकीर्तिता । तस्यां यः पूजयेद्दुर्गां विधिवच्चोपचारकैः
bhādre tu navamī śuklā nandāhvā parikīrtitā / tasyāṃ yaḥ pūjayeddurgāṃ vidhivaccopacārakaiḥ
But in Bhādrapada the bright ninth is proclaimed as "Nandā" by name; he who on that (day) worships Durgā according to rule with the (customary) services,
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NarP 1 118.17
सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लब्ध्वा विष्णुलोके महीयते । आश्विने शुक्लनवमी महापूर्वा प्रकीर्तिता
so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labdhvā viṣṇuloke mahīyate / āśvine śuklanavamī mahāpūrvā prakīrtitā
he, having obtained the fruit of a horse-sacrifice, is honored in Viṣṇu's world. In Āśvina the bright ninth is proclaimed as "Mahāpūrvā".
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NarP 1 118.18
अपराह्ने शमीपूजा कार्यास्यां प्राग्दिशि द्विज । ततो निशायां प्राग्यामे खड्गं धनुरिषून्गदाम्
aparāhne śamīpūjā kāryāsyāṃ prāgdiśi dvija / tato niśāyāṃ prāgyāme khaḍgaṃ dhanuriṣūngadām
On that (day), in the afternoon, worship of the śamī tree is to be done in the eastern direction, O twice-born; then at night, in the first watch, (one should worship) the sword, the bow, the arrows, the mace,
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NarP 1 118.19
शूलं शक्तिं च परशुं छिरिकां चर्म खेटकम् । छत्रं ध्वजं गजं चाश्व गोवृषं पुस्तकं तुलाम्
śūlaṃ śaktiṃ ca paraśuṃ chirikāṃ carma kheṭakam / chatraṃ dhvajaṃ gajaṃ cāśva govṛṣaṃ pustakaṃ tulām
the spear, the lance, the axe, the chirikā (small knife), the hide, the shield, the parasol, the banner, the elephant, the horse, the ox, the book, the balance,
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NarP 1 118.20
दण्डं पाशं चक्रशङ्खौ गन्धाद्यैरुपचारकैः । संपूज्य महिषं तत्र भद्रकाल्यै समालभेत्
daṇḍaṃ pāśaṃ cakraśaṅkhau gandhādyairupacārakaiḥ / saṃpūjya mahiṣaṃ tatra bhadrakālyai samālabhet
the staff, the noose, the discus and the conch, with perfumes and the other services; and having worshipped (them), he should there offer a buffalo to Bhadrakālī.
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NarP 1 118.21
एवं बलिं विधायाथ भुक्त्वा पक्कान्न मेव च । द्विजेभ्यो दक्षिणां दत्वा व्रतं तत्र समापयेत्
evaṃ baliṃ vidhāyātha bhuktvā pakkānna meva ca / dvijebhyo dakṣiṇāṃ datvā vrataṃ tatra samāpayet
Having thus made the offering, and having eaten only cooked food, and having given a gift to the twice-born, he should there complete the vow.
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NarP 1 118.22
एवं यः पूजयेद्दुर्गां नॄणां दुर्गतिनाशिनीम् । इह भुक्त्वा वरान्भोगानन्ते स्वर्गतिमाप्नुयात्
evaṃ yaḥ pūjayeddurgāṃ nṝṇāṃ durgatināśinīm / iha bhuktvā varānbhogānante svargatimāpnuyāt
He who thus worships Durgā, destroyer of men's misfortune, having enjoyed excellent pleasures here, obtains in the end the way to heaven.
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NarP 1 118.23
कार्तिके शुक्लनवमी याक्षया सा प्रकीर्तता । तस्यामश्वत्थमूले वै तर्प्पणं सम्यगाचरेत्
kārtike śuklanavamī yākṣayā sā prakīrtatā / tasyāmaśvatthamūle vai tarppaṇaṃ samyagācaret
In Kārttika the bright ninth is proclaimed as "Akṣayā"; on that (day), at the root of an aśvattha tree, one should duly perform the water-offering
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NarP 1 118.24
देवानां च ऋषीणां च पितॄणां चापि नारद । स्वशाखोक्तैस्तथा मन्त्रैः सूर्यायार्घ्यं ततोर्ऽपयेत्
devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ cāpi nārada / svaśākhoktaistathā mantraiḥ sūryāyārghyaṃ tator'payet
to the gods, to the seers, and also to the fathers, O Nārada; and then, with the mantras stated in one's own (Vedic) branch, one should offer the arghya-water to the Sun.
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NarP 1 118.25
ततो द्विजान्भोजयित्वा मिष्टान्नेन मुनूश्वर । स्वयं भुक्त्वा च विहरेद्द्विजेभ्यो दत्तदक्षिणः
tato dvijānbhojayitvā miṣṭānnena munūśvara / svayaṃ bhuktvā ca vihareddvijebhyo dattadakṣiṇaḥ
Then, having fed the twice-born with sweet food, O lord of sages, and having himself eaten, he may take his ease, having given gifts to the twice-born.
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NarP 1 118.26
एवं यः कुरुते भक्त्या जपदानं द्विजार्चनम् । होमं च सर्वमक्षय्यं भवेदिति विधेर्वयः
evaṃ yaḥ kurute bhaktyā japadānaṃ dvijārcanam / homaṃ ca sarvamakṣayyaṃ bhavediti vidhervayaḥ
He who thus performs with devotion muttered prayer, giving, honoring of the twice-born, and oblation — all of it becomes imperishable: such is the ordinance's statement.
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NarP 1 118.27
मार्गे तु शुक्लनवमी नन्दिनी परिकीर्तिता । तस्यामुपोषितो यस्तु जगदंबां प्रपूजयेत्
mārge tu śuklanavamī nandinī parikīrtitā / tasyāmupoṣito yastu jagadaṃbāṃ prapūjayet
But in Mārgaśīrṣa the bright ninth is proclaimed as "Nandinī"; he who, fasting on that (day), worships the Mother of the world
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NarP 1 118.28
गन्धाद्यैः सो ऽश्वमेधस्य फलभाङ्नात्र संशयः । पौषे शुक्लनवम्यां तु महामायां प्रपूजयेत्
gandhādyaiḥ so 'śvamedhasya phalabhāṅnātra saṃśayaḥ / pauṣe śuklanavamyāṃ tu mahāmāyāṃ prapūjayet
with perfumes and the rest, he shares in the fruit of a horse-sacrifice — no doubt of this. But on the bright ninth in Pauṣa one should worship Mahāmāyā,
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NarP 1 118.29
एकभक्तपरो विप्र वाजपेयफलाप्तये । माघमासे तु वा शुक्ला नवमी लोकपूजिता
ekabhaktaparo vipra vājapeyaphalāptaye / māghamāse tu vā śuklā navamī lokapūjitā
keeping to a single meal, O brahmin, in order to obtain the fruit of a vājapeya sacrifice. And in the month of Māgha the bright ninth is honored by the world;
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NarP 1 118.30
महानन्देति सा प्रोक्ता सदानन्दकरी नृणाम् । तस्यां स्नानं तथा दानं जपो होम उपोषणम्
mahānandeti sā proktā sadānandakarī nṛṇām / tasyāṃ snānaṃ tathā dānaṃ japo homa upoṣaṇam
she is called "Mahānandā", giving constant joy to men. On that (day) bathing, likewise giving, muttered prayer, oblation, fasting —
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NarP 1 118.31
सर्वमक्षयतां याति नात्र कार्या विचारणा । फआल्गुनामलपक्षस्य नवमी या द्विजोत्तम
sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / phaālgunāmalapakṣasya navamī yā dvijottama
all of it becomes imperishable; no deliberation is to be made about this. The ninth of the bright fortnight of Phālguna, which, O best of the twice-born, (...)
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