Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

सर्वमक्षयतां याति नात्र कार्या विचारणा । फाल्गुनामलपक्षस्य नवमी या द्विजोत्तम ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | phālgunāmalapakṣasya navamī yā dvijottama || 31 ||

Translation

Am Navamī der hellen Monatshälfte im Monat Phālguna, o Bester der Zweimalgeborenen, wird alles unerschöpflich—kein Zweifel und kein Abwägen ist nötig.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as subject ‘everything’

• अक्षयताम्: to imperishability
• अक्षयताम्: कर्म (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षयता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘state of imperishability’

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• न: no/not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: कर्ता (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘to be done/necessary’ (as predicate noun/adjective)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• फाल्गुनामलपक्षस्य: of the pure (bright) fortnight of Phālguna
• फाल्गुनामलपक्षस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन + अमल + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः—अमलः पक्षः (कर्मधारय) + फाल्गुनस्य (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नवमी: the ninth (tithi)
• नवमी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• या: which
• या: सम्बन्ध (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तम: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—द्विजानाम् उत्तमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Navamī-tithi observance (specific vrata-name not stated)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It declares that religious acts performed with faith on Phālguna Śukla Navamī yield akṣaya (undiminishing) spiritual merit, emphasizing the special potency of this tithi.

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

By affirming the exceptional fruit of a sacred day, it supports bhakti-driven observances—worship, vows, and offerings—performed on that tithi as a reliable means to lasting spiritual benefit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical reckoning—tithi and pakṣa determination (a Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga application)—to time rituals for maximum dharmic fruit.