Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा विधानेनामलक्यां पूजनादिकम् । सितैकादश्यां तपस्ये व्रजेद्विष्णोः परं पदम् ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā vidhānenāmalakyāṃ pūjanādikam | sitaikādaśyāṃ tapasye vrajedviṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam || 79 ||

Translation

So gelangt man, nachdem man nach vorgeschriebener Ordnung die Verehrung der Āmalakī und die zugehörigen Riten vollzogen hat, am hellen Ekādaśī des Monats Tapasya (Phālguna) zur höchsten Wohnstatt Viṣṇus.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having done’

• विधानेन: by the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• आमलक्याम्: in/at Āmalakī (observance)
• आमलक्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पूजनादिकम्: worship and related rites
• पूजनादिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पूजनम् आदिः यस्य)

• सिता-एकादश्याम्: on the bright Ekādaśī
• सिता-एकादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिता + एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सिता एकादशी)

• तपस्ये: in Tapasya month (Phālguna)
• तपस्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; मास-नाम (Tapasya = Phālguna)

• व्रजेत्: should go/attain
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पदम्)

• पदम्: abode/state
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Āmalakī-vrata (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Amalaki
• Ekadashi

FAQs

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

It links correct observance of a specific vrata—āmalakī worship on the bright Ekādaśī of Tapasya (Phālguna)—with the highest goal: reaching Viṣṇu’s supreme abode (parama-pada), presenting ritual devotion as a direct mokṣa-oriented practice.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as disciplined worship (pūjā) performed “according to vidhi” on Ekādaśī; the promised fruit is proximity to Viṣṇu, showing that regulated devotional observances (vrata + pūjā) are upheld as potent means to divine attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual injunction (kalpa-style vidhi) and calendrical timing—bright Ekādaśī and the month Tapasya (Phālguna)—reflecting applied knowledge of sacred observance schedules (tithi/māsa) used in Purāṇic vrata practice.