Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीय पुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थभागे द्वादशमासस्थितैकादशीव्रतकथनं नाम विंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १२० ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīya purāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthabhāge dvādaśamāsasthitaikādaśīvratakathanaṃ nāma viṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 120 ||

Translation

وهكذا ينتهي الفصل 120 من القسم الأول من «شري بريهنّاردييا بورانا»، ضمن «الحكاية العظمى»، في القسم الرابع، بعنوان: «بيان نذر الإكادشي (Ekādaśī) الملتزَم طوال اثني عشر شهرًا».

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री: venerable; auspicious
• श्री: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; उपसर्गवत्-पूर्वपद (honorific) used as qualifier

• बृहन्नारदीये: in the Great Nāradiya
• बृहन्नारदीये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक; बृहत् + नारदीय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन; विशेषण of पुराणे

• पुराणे: in the Purāṇa
• पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन

• पूर्वभागे: in the former part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वभाग (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great sub-narrative
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहदुपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक; बृहत् + उपाख्यान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन

• चतुर्थभागे: in the fourth section
• चतुर्थभागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थभाग (प्रातिपदिक; चतुर्थ + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन

• द्वादशमासस्थितैकादशीव्रतकथनम्: the narration of the Ekādaśī vow occurring in the twelve months
• द्वादशमासस्थितैकादशीव्रतकथनम्: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश-मास-स्थित-एकादशी-व्रत-कथन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; अध्यायस्य नामरूपेण (as the chapter-title)

• नाम: named; called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: नामार्थक-निपात (particle indicating 'named/called')

• विंशत्यधिकशततमः: one hundred and twentieth
• विंशत्यधिकशततमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंशति-अधिक-शततम (प्रातिपदिक; विंशति + अधिक + शततम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण of अध्यायः; ordinal: '120th' (100 + 20)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (colophon/sectional closure typical of Purāṇic redaction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon that formally seals the teaching: the Ekādaśī-vrata, observed month by month, is presented as an organized dharma-practice supporting Vaiṣṇava devotion and disciplined living.

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

By naming Ekādaśī-vrata as the chapter’s subject, it points to bhakti expressed through vrata—regular fasting, restraint, and remembrance of Viṣṇu—framing devotion as a sustained, calendar-based sādhana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implies calendrical and ritual discipline—tracking monthly observances (māsa-based vrata scheduling), a practical application aligned with Jyotiṣa (timekeeping) and Kalpa-style ritual organization.