Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

यानि कानि च पापानि कृतानि सुबहूनि च । तानि सर्वाणि नष्टानि ह्युपवासप्रभावतः ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

yāni kāni ca pāpāni kṛtāni subahūni ca | tāni sarvāṇi naṣṭāni hyupavāsaprabhāvataḥ || 71 ||

Translation

أيًّا كانت الذنوب التي ارتُكبت، مهما كثرت، فإنها جميعًا تُمحى حقًّا بقوّة الصوم (أوبافاسا).

Word by Word

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied ‘are’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• कानि: any
• कानि: Karta (कर्ता) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक/प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम (indefinite ‘any’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of ‘are destroyed’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• कृतानि: committed / done
• कृतानि: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) विशेषणम् (qualifying पापानि)

• सुबहूनि: very many
• सुबहूनि: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; उपसर्ग/उपपद ‘सु-’ (intensifier)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तानि)

• नष्टानि: destroyed
• नष्टानि: Kriyā (क्रिया) (result-state predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नश् (धातु) → नष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• उपवासप्रभावतः: due to the power of fasting
• उपवासप्रभावतः: Hetu (हेतु) (cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास-प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (उपवासस्य प्रभावः); पञ्चमी = हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (general upavāsa principle; Ekādaśī context nearby)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It presents upavāsa (fasting) as a powerful prāyaścitta—an expiatory discipline capable of dissolving accumulated pāpa through self-restraint and dharmic intent.

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

By praising fasting as spiritually transformative, it supports bhakti-oriented vrata practice: controlling the senses and dedicating the day to remembrance and worship, which purifies the devotee’s inner life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (kalpa-style vrata observance) is implied: upavāsa is treated as a regulated dharmic practice used for purification and merit, even though no specific śikṣā/vyākaraṇa/jyotiṣa detail is stated in this verse.