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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

पुत्रं सल्लक्षणोपेतं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ ८५ ॥

putraṃ sallakṣaṇopetaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 85 ||

Er erlangt einen Sohn, ausgestattet mit glückverheißenden Merkmalen und Tugenden—daran besteht kein Zweifel.

पुत्रम्a son
पुत्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म
सत्-लक्षण-उपेतम्endowed with good marks/auspicious characteristics
सत्-लक्षण-उपेतम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त, क्त from उप-इ)
Formसमास: सत्लक्षणोपेत (determinative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण पुत्रम्
लभतेobtains
लभते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootलभ् (धातु)
Formलट् (present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
not
:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)
अत्रhere/in this matter
अत्र:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb ‘here/in this matter’)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृस्थानी (as predicate/‘there is doubt’)

Suta (narrating the teaching lineage involving Narada and the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata: none (phala of the previously described vrata)

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

It states a clear phala (result): the prescribed dharmic observance leads to the blessing of virtuous progeny, emphasizing that righteous conduct and sacred practice bear tangible, auspicious outcomes.

Though not explicitly naming Bhakti, it reflects the Purana’s pattern that sincere religious observance—often grounded in devotion and faith—yields divine grace in the form of благ благ, here expressed as a noble son.

The verse functions as phala-shruti (promise of results), a common instructional device in dharma and ritual contexts; it does not directly teach a specific Vedanga like Vyakarana or Jyotisha in this line.