Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

शुक्लपक्षे चतुर्द्दश्यामष्टम्यां पूर्णिमादिने ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

śuklapakṣe caturddaśyāmaṣṭamyāṃ pūrṇimādine || 44 ||

Translation

শুক্লপক্ষে—চতুর্দশী, অষ্টমী এবং পূর্ণিমার দিনে (এগুলি বিশেষ পুণ্যকাল)।

Word by Word

• शुक्ल-पक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-पक्षे: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (शुक्लः पक्षः)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth lunar day
• अष्टम्याम्: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूर्णिमा-दिने: on the full-moon day
• पूर्णिमा-दिने: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्णिमायाः दिनम्)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/ritual-timing context; traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It highlights the sanctity of specific lunar days in the bright fortnight, indicating preferred tithis for vrata and devotional observances that intensify merit (puṇya) through right timing.

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

By prescribing sacred timings (tithi) for observance, it supports disciplined bhakti—devotion expressed through regular vows, fasting, worship, and remembrance performed on spiritually potent days.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/Jyotiṣa-based calendrical practice: identifying tithis (Aṣṭamī, Caturdaśī, Pūrṇimā) in Śukla Pakṣa for scheduling rites and vows according to the lunar month.