Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā

Devanagari script

पौर्णमास्यां च कर्त्तव्यमेवं विष्ण्वर्चनं मुने । एकादश्यां पौर्णमास्यां कर्त्तव्यं जागरं तथा ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

paurṇamāsyāṃ ca karttavyamevaṃ viṣṇvarcanaṃ mune | ekādaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ karttavyaṃ jāgaraṃ tathā || 13 ||

Translation

أيها الحكيم، في يوم البدر ينبغي أن تُؤدَّى عبادة فيشنو على هذا النحو نفسه. وكذلك في إكاداشي وفي يوم البدر، تُراعى سَهرةُ الليل (جاغَرَنة) أيضاً.

Word by Word

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon day
• paurṇamāsyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (samuccaya/समुच्चय)

• karttavyam: should be done
• karttavyam: Kriyā (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kartavya (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ धातु)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana; Bhāvyakṛdanta (gerundive/कर्तव्य), ‘to be done/should be done’

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Manner adverb (prakāra/प्रकार)

• viṣṇu-arcanaṃ: worship of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu-arcanaṃ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu+arcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: viṣṇu (of Viṣṇu) + arcana (worship)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana

• ekādaśyām: on Ekādaśī
• ekādaśyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon day
• paurṇamāsyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana

• karttavyam: should be done
• karttavyam: Kriyā (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kartavya (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ धातु)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana; gerundive ‘to be done’

• jāgaram: vigil (night-wake)
• jāgaram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Manner adverb (prakāra/प्रकार)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Paurṇamāsī observance (with Viṣṇu-arcana); also Ekādaśī vigil

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined sacred timing: worship of Viṣṇu on Pūrṇimā and the added austerity of jāgaraṇa on Ekādaśī and Pūrṇimā, strengthening devotion, self-control, and focused remembrance of the Lord.

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

Bhakti is presented as a lived practice—regular Viṣṇu-arcana on auspicious lunar days and keeping vigil, which sustains continuous smaraṇa (remembrance) and expresses love through effort and restraint.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical discipline (tithi-based observance—Ekādaśī and Pūrṇimā), reflecting practical Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning used to schedule vrata and pūjā correctly.