Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

उपोष्य पूजयित्वैनं शिवोमाप्रियमात्मजम् । लभतेऽभीप्सितान्कामान्पुत्रपौत्रादिसंततीः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

upoṣya pūjayitvainaṃ śivomāpriyamātmajam | labhate'bhīpsitānkāmānputrapautrādisaṃtatīḥ || 6 ||

Translation

Nachdem man gefastet und dann diesen geliebten Sohn Śivas und Umās verehrt hat, erlangt man die ersehnten Ziele—einschließlich Nachkommenschaft: Söhne, Enkel und weitere Generationen.

Word by Word

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• उपोष्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपवस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; धातु: उपवस्; अव्ययभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम् (having fasted)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; धातु: पूज् (having worshipped)

• एनम्: him/this one
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• शिव-उमा-प्रियम्: dear to Śiva and Umā
• शिव-उमा-प्रियम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य उमायाश्च प्रियः/प्रियं); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• आत्मजम्: the son
• आत्मजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘son’

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी

• अभीप्सितान्: desired
• अभीप्सितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (desired)

• कामान्: wishes
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• पुत्र-पौत्र-आदि-संततीः: lineage such as sons and grandsons
• पुत्र-पौत्र-आदि-संततीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + संतति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (आदि-समास/समाहारार्थः) ‘पुत्रपौत्रादीनां संततिः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

It presents a classic vrata-phala teaching: disciplined fasting (upoṣa) combined with devoted worship (pūjā) is said to yield concrete fruits, especially the blessing of family continuity (santati) along with other desired aims.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical devotion—undertaking a vow/fast and offering worship to the deity revered as Śiva and Umā’s beloved son—where sincere observance is linked to receiving grace in the form of wished-for outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (kalpa-style practice) is implied: the coordination of upavāsa (fasting) and pūjā (worship) as a vow-observance method, emphasizing correct performance and intended phala (result).