Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

आषाढ्रे श्रावणे वापि तथा भाद्रपदेऽपि च । तथैवाश्विनके मासे कुर्यादेतद्वतं द्विज ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

āṣāḍhre śrāvaṇe vāpi tathā bhādrapade'pi ca | tathaivāśvinake māse kuryādetadvataṃ dvija || 2 ||

Translation

আষাঢ়, শ্ৰাৱণ, ভাদ্ৰপদ আৰু আশ্বিন মাহতো—হে দ্বিজ, এই ব্ৰত পালন কৰা উচিত।

Word by Word

• आषाढ्रे: in (the month of) Āṣāḍha
• आषाढ्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रावणे: in Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (particle of alternative)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक निपात (additive particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• भाद्रपदे: in Bhādrapada
• भाद्रपदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्रपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (additive particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• आश्विनके: in Āśvina
• आश्विनके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्विनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मासे: in the month
• मासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्रतम्: vow
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada / addressing a dvija within the teaching)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (the same vrata; name not stated here)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes kāla (proper time) as a core element of vrata-dharma: the vow becomes spiritually efficacious when observed in the prescribed sacred months of the cāturmāsya season.

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

By directing the devotee to undertake a vrata in specific months traditionally associated with heightened worship and restraint, it supports steady devotional discipline—regular observance that deepens bhakti through regulated conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa-style calendrical awareness are implied: the verse prescribes vrata performance by lunar months, showing the practical use of time-reckoning for correct ritual observance.