Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठः शुक्लदलं हस्तो बुधश्च दशमीः तिथिः । गरानन्दव्यतीपाताः कन्येंदुवृषभास्कराः ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhaḥ śukladalaṃ hasto budhaśca daśamīḥ tithiḥ | garānandavyatīpātāḥ kanyeṃduvṛṣabhāskarāḥ || 8 ||

Translation

Hier wird die Nakṣatra Jyeṣṭhā angegeben und die helle Monatshälfte festgelegt; genannt werden Hasta (Nakṣatra) und der Mittwoch (Budha); die Tithi ist Daśamī. Die Karaṇa ist Gara; die Yoga sind Ānanda und Vyatīpāta; und die betreffenden Tierkreisstände sind Kanyā (Jungfrau), Indu (Mond), Vṛṣabha (Stier) und Āskara (Sonne).

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठः: Jyeṣṭha (month)
• ज्येष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• शुक्ल-दलम्: the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-दलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुक्लं दलम् = bright half/fortnight)

• हस्तः: Hasta (nakṣatra)
• हस्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नक्षत्रवाचक

• बुधः: Budha (Mercury/Wednesday)
• बुधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वार/ग्रहवाचक (Mercury/Wednesday)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• दशमीः: the tenth tithi
• दशमीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (Vedic/epic variant form for दशमी)

• तिथिः: lunar day (tithi)
• तिथिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘दशमी’ इति विशेषण/विशेष्यभावः

• गर-आनन्द-व्यतीपाताः: Gara, Ānanda, and Vyatīpāta
• गर-आनन्द-व्यतीपाताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (three yogas/karanas listed together)

• कन्या-इन्दु-वृषभ-आस्कराः: Kanyā, Indu, Vṛṣabha, and Āskara (listed entities)
• कन्या-इन्दु-वृषभ-आस्कराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (names listed together; likely rāśi/planetary indicators)

Speaker

Narada (in an anukramaṇikā-style listing within Purva Bhaga Fourth Pada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Budha
• Indu (Moon)
• Āskara (Sun)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Dharmic principle that sacred acts (vratas, dana, worship) are strengthened when performed with proper calendrical discernment—tithi, nakṣatra, vāra, yoga, karaṇa, and rāśi are treated as supports for orderly ritual life.

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

Bhakti is supported by disciplined practice; this verse supplies the technical Panchāṅga framework by which devotees schedule worship and vows, aligning devotion with prescribed auspicious or cautionary time-markers.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the verse explicitly enumerates Panchāṅga components—tithi (Daśamī), vāra (Budha/Wednesday), nakṣatra (Jyeṣṭhā, Hasta), karaṇa (Gara), yoga (Ānanda, Vyatīpāta), and rāśi indicators (Kanyā, Vṛṣabha) alongside Sun and Moon.