Shloka 68

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

अथवाप्युपवासेन एकादश्या दिवौकसः । ऋक्षेण संयुतायास्तु ज्येष्ठकुंडाप्लवेन वा ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

athavāpyupavāsena ekādaśyā divaukasaḥ | ṛkṣeṇa saṃyutāyāstu jyeṣṭhakuṃḍāplavena vā || 67 ||

Translation

أو أيضًا، بصيام يوم إكادشي (Ekādaśī) تُسترضى الكائنات السماوية. وكذلك يُنال الثواب إذا اقترن اليوم بالمنزلة القمرية المناسبة (nakṣatra)، أو أيضًا بالاغتسال في جييشثا-كوندا (Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa)، الحوض المقدّس.

Word by Word

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or/alternatively)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (also)

• उपवासेन: by fasting
• उपवासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकादश्याः: of Ekādaśī (the 11th lunar day)
• एकादश्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिवौकसः: the gods/heaven-dwellers
• दिवौकसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: दिवि ओकः यस्य/येषाम् (heaven-dwellers)

• ऋक्षेण: by/with a constellation (nakṣatra)
• ऋक्षेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संयुतायाः: associated/combined (with)
• संयुतायाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; एकादशी-विशेषणम्

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• ज्येष्ठकुण्डाप्लवेन: by bathing/immersion in the Jyeṣṭha pond
• ज्येष्ठकुण्डाप्लवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ-कुण्ड-आप्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): ज्येष्ठस्य कुण्डस्य आप्लवः (bathing/immersion in the Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

Speaker

Narada (Uttara-Bhaga pilgrimage/vrata instruction context; traditional narration often relayed in Purana dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents Ekādaśī fasting and sacred bathing as direct means to generate religious merit (puṇya) and to propitiate divine forces, emphasizing disciplined observance and holy-place practice.

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

By recommending Ekādaśī upavāsa, it aligns devotion with a concrete vrata: self-restraint, remembrance, and ritual purity—classical supports for Vaiṣṇava bhakti in Purāṇic practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) through the mention of ṛkṣa/nakṣatra conjunctions, indicating that timing (tithi–nakṣatra) is treated as ritually consequential.