Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

नृणां सौभाग्यजनकमिह लोके परत्र च । श्रावणे कृष्णपंचम्यां व्रतं ह्यन्नसमृद्धिदम् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

nṛṇāṃ saubhāgyajanakamiha loke paratra ca | śrāvaṇe kṛṣṇapaṃcamyāṃ vrataṃ hyannasamṛddhidam || 16 ||

Translation

Für die Menschen bringt dieses Gelübde Glück—hier in dieser Welt wie auch jenseits. Wird es im Monat Śrāvaṇa am kṛṣṇa-pañcamī (fünfter Tag der dunklen Monatshälfte) gehalten, verleiht es Fülle an Nahrung und Getreide.

Word by Word

• nṛṇām: of men/for people
• nṛṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• saubhāgya-janakam: producer of good fortune
• saubhāgya-janakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: saubhāgyasya janakam = producing good fortune

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• paratra: in the next world/after death
• paratra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paratra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देश/कालवाचक अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• śrāvaṇe: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa
• śrāvaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); month-name

• kṛṣṇa-paṃcamyām: on the fifth (lunar day) of the dark fortnight
• kṛṣṇa-paṃcamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + paṃcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: kṛṣṇapakṣasya paṃcamī = fifth (tithi) of the dark fortnight

• vratam: the vow
• vratam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), causal/emphatic

• anna-samṛddhi-dam: giver of abundance of food
• anna-samṛddhi-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक) + samṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: annasya samṛddhiṃ dadāti = giving abundance of food

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (a specific vrata is indicated but not named in the verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It states the phala (result) of a specific Śrāvaṇa kṛṣṇa-pañcamī vrata: it generates saubhāgya (auspicious fortune) and yields benefit both iha (in this life) and paratra (after death), linking ritual observance with dharmic merit.

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

While it is framed as vrata-phala rather than explicit bhakti theology, it reflects the Purāṇic model where disciplined observances (vrata) performed with faith become a devotional act that supports prosperity and spiritual well-being across lives.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses calendrical/astronomical timing—Śrāvaṇa month and the tithi (kṛṣṇa-pañcamī)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa-style ritual scheduling, a practical feature of Purāṇic vrata-vidhi.