Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

मार्गशुक्लद्वितीयायां श्राद्धेन पितृपूजनम् । आरोग्यं लभते चापि पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वयः ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

mārgaśukladvitīyāyāṃ śrāddhena pitṛpūjanam | ārogyaṃ labhate cāpi putrapautrasamanvayaḥ || 22 ||

Translation

Am Dvitīyā, dem zweiten Mondtag der hellen Hälfte im Monat Mārgaśīrṣa, erlangt man durch das Śrāddha als Verehrung der Ahnen Gesundheit—und zudem den Segen der Fortdauer der Linie durch Söhne und Enkel.

Word by Word

• मार्गशुक्लद्वितीयायाम्: on the bright-second (tithi) of Mārgaśīrṣa
• मार्गशुक्लद्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग-शुक्ल-द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्देश: ‘मार्गशीर्षस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वितीया’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative time

• श्राद्धेन: by (performing) śrāddha
• श्राद्धेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental

• पितृपूजनम्: worship of the ancestors
• पितृपूजनम्: Karma (कर्म) / Object of implied ‘कुर्यात्’
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘पितॄणां पूजनम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; act-noun

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object of ‘लभते’

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वयः: continuity/lineage of sons and grandsons
• पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र-पौत्र-समन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (पुत्रः च पौत्रः च) + समन्वय (सम्बन्ध/समृद्धि); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; subject

Speaker

Narada (teaching the Sanatkumara brothers in the Anukramaṇikā-style ritual summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (tithi-specific śrāddha observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It teaches that properly timed Śrāddha is not merely a social duty but a dharmic act of Pitṛ-pūjā that yields tangible fruits—well-being (ārogya) and the stability of one’s lineage.

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

While focused on ritual, it reflects bhakti expressed as reverence—honoring the Pitṛs through Śrāddha as a sacred obligation, aligning household life with dharma and gratitude.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Vedāṅga-based calendrical precision—using tithi (Śukla Dvitīyā) and lunar month (Mārgaśīrṣa) timing, a Jyotiṣa-informed framework for ritual efficacy.