Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

एकादश पराकांश्च यः कुर्यात्संयतेन्द्रियः । स याति हरिसारुप्यं सर्वभोगसमन्वितम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

ekādaśa parākāṃśca yaḥ kuryātsaṃyatendriyaḥ | sa yāti harisārupyaṃ sarvabhogasamanvitam || 22 ||

Translation

যে ব্যক্তি ইন্দ্রিয়সংযম করে এগারোটি পরাক-ব্রত পালন করে, সে হরির সারূপ্য লাভ করে এবং সকল দিব্য ভোগে সমন্বিত হয়।

Word by Word

• एकादश: eleven
• एकादश: कर्मविशेषण (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे (used with plural object)

• पराकान्: Parāka fasts
• पराकान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• संयतेन्द्रियः: one with controlled senses
• संयतेन्द्रियः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयत + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; ‘संयतानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य सः’

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हरिसारूप्यम्: likeness to Hari
• हरिसारूप्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + सारूप्य (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘हरेः सारूप्यम्’

• सर्वभोगसमन्वितम्: endowed with all enjoyments
• सर्वभोगसमन्वितम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भोग + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; समासः)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; ‘सर्वैः भोगैः समन्वितम्’ (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासभावः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Parāka (series of observances)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined observance—especially with strict control of the senses—transforms merit into a Vishnu-centered spiritual attainment, culminating in Hari-sārūpya (likeness to Vishnu).

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion but devotion expressed as regulated vows and self-restraint; such devotion-oriented discipline leads to closeness with Hari, described as attaining His likeness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is vrata-vidhi discipline: sense-control (saṃyama) as the operational principle behind successful ritual observance and its promised results (phala).