Shloka 47

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

एवंविधं फलं यस्यास्तद्देहि सुकृतं मम । द्वादश्यामुपवासेन त्रयोदश्यां तु पारणे ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaṃ phalaṃ yasyāstaddehi sukṛtaṃ mama | dvādaśyāmupavāsena trayodaśyāṃ tu pāraṇe || 47 ||

Translation

هَبْ لي ذلك السُّكْرِتَ، ذلك الفضل الذي يثمر مثل هذا الثمر: فضل الصيام (أوبافاسا) في يوم دْفادَشي (Dvādaśī)، ثم أداء البارَنا (pāraṇa) أي الفِطر على الوجه الصحيح في يوم تْرَيودَشي (Trayodaśī).

Word by Word

• एवंविधम्: of such a kind
• एवंविधम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं+विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः: एवं (such) + विध (kind)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Karman; thing asked)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• यस्याः: whose/of which (rite)
• यस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धार्थे (relative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karman)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचनम्; निर्देशार्थे

• देहि: give (grant)
• देहि: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• सुकृतम्: merit
• सुकृतम्: कर्म (Karman; object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु+कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः: सु (good) + कृत (done) = merit

• मम: to me / my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; उत्तमपुरुष-सम्बन्ध (my)

• द्वादश्याम्: on Dvādaśī
• द्वादश्याम्: अधिकरण (Time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; तिथिवाचक (on the 12th lunar day)

• उपवासेन: by fasting
• उपवासेन: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on Trayodaśī
• त्रयोदश्याम्: अधिकरण (Time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तिथिवाचक (on the 13th lunar day)

• तु: and/then (indeed)
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपातः (but/indeed)

• पारणे: at the breaking of the fast
• पारणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; ‘पारण’ = उपवास-समापन-भोजन (breaking the fast)

Speaker

Narada (as petitioner/supplicant within the vrata narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī-upavāsa vrata (Dvādaśī fast with Trayodaśī pāraṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It frames fasting (upavāsa) and its correct completion (pāraṇa) as a precise dharmic discipline whose fruit is “sukṛta” (merit) that can be dedicated or sought for higher spiritual results.

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

By emphasizing vrata-observance—fasting on the proper tithi and completing it rightly—the verse presents disciplined worship as a concrete expression of devotion, where the devotee seeks merit aligned with sacred outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical/tithi-based ritual timing (a jyotiṣa-style practical application): observing Dvādaśī for fasting and Trayodaśī for pāraṇa, showing that correct timing is integral to ritual efficacy.