Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

एवं कृतविधि श्चैकभक्तो भोगी व्रती भवेत् । लोकद्वयस्य विप्रर्षे नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtavidhi ścaikabhakto bhogī vratī bhavet | lokadvayasya viprarṣe nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 54 ||

Translation

So soll man, nachdem man das Ritual nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung vollzogen hat, ekabhakta werden, nur einmal am Tage essend, und dennoch ein rechtmäßiger Genießender der erlaubten Freuden bleiben, als Beobachter der Gelübde lebend. O bester der Brāhmaṇas, ein solcher erlangt das Heil beider Welten; hier bedarf es keines Zweifels und keiner weiteren Erwägung.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• कृतविधिः: one who has performed the prescribed rite
• कृतविधिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतः विधिः यस्य/कृतविधिः)

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

• एकभक्तः: one who eats once (single-meal)
• एकभक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (भज् धातु, क्त कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (एकं भक्तं/एकभक्तः = single-meal/one devoted)

• भोगी: enjoyer/one who partakes
• भोगी: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessor)

• व्रती: votary/one observing a vow
• व्रती: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोकद्वयस्य: of the two worlds
• लोकद्वयस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्वयोः लोकयोः)

• विप्रर्षे: O brahmin-sage
• विप्रर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (विप्रः ऋषिः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Karta (कर्ता/impersonal predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृ धातु, ण्यत्/यत् कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता/impersonal subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (general vrata discipline implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that when a vow is performed exactly according to vidhi, disciplined restraint (like eating once daily) can harmonize with dharmic living, yielding welfare in both this life and the next.

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

By emphasizing faithful observance of a vow with correct procedure, it frames devotion as steady practice—regulated conduct offered in a spirit of commitment, not merely emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The focus is on ritual procedure (vidhi) and vrata-dharma—practical application of śrauta/smārta discipline rather than technical Vedanga topics like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.