Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

माघस्य शुक्लैकादश्यां समुपोष्य जयाह्वयाम् । प्रातर्हरि दिनेऽभ्यर्च्चेच्छ्रीपतिं पुरुषं द्विज ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

māghasya śuklaikādaśyāṃ samupoṣya jayāhvayām | prātarhari dine'bhyarccecchrīpatiṃ puruṣaṃ dvija || 71 ||

Translation

يا ذا الميلادين، بعد أن تصوم على الوجه اللائق في إكادشي المضيئة من شهر ماغها، المسماة «جايا» (Jaya Ekādaśī)، فعند صباح يوم هاري المقدّس ينبغي أن تُعبد شريپتي (Śrīpati)، الشخص الأسمى (Puruṣa).

Word by Word

• māghasya: of Māgha (month)
• māghasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of Māgha’

• śukla-ekādaśyām: on the bright-fortnight Ekādaśī
• śukla-ekādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘शुक्लपक्षस्य एकादशी’

• samupoṣya: having fasted
• samupoṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-vas (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त; ‘having fasted’

• jayā-āhvayām: on (the Ekādaśī) called Jayā
• jayā-āhvayām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayā (प्रातिपदिक) + āhvayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘जय’ इति आह्वया यस्यां (name of the Ekādaśī)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (time adverb)

• hari: Hari
• hari: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (here used in sense ‘O Hari’ or as object-name; see sandhi)

• dine: on the day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘on the day’

• abhyarcet: should worship
• abhyarcet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should worship’

• śrī-patim: the Lord of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śrī-patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘श्रियाः पतिम्’)

• puruṣam: the Person (Supreme)
• puruṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; apposition to śrī-patim

• dvija: O twice-born
• dvija: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Jaya Ekādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Shripati (Vishnu as consort of Lakshmi)
• Jaya Ekadashi
• Magha (lunar month)

FAQs

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

It prescribes Jaya Ekādaśī as a disciplined fast (upavāsa) culminating in morning worship of Hari/Śrīpati, presenting devotion to Viṣṇu as the core spiritual act that sanctifies the vrata.

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

Bhakti is expressed through regulated practice: fasting on Ekādaśī and then offering focused pūjā to Śrīpati at dawn, showing that devotion is both inward restraint and outward worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights calendrical/ritual timing—observing Ekādaśī in Māgha śukla pakṣa and performing morning worship—reflecting applied jyotiṣa-style tithi observance and vrata-vidhi discipline.