Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

दद्याद्विप्राय सत्कृत्य व्रतसांगत्वसिद्धये । ज्येष्ठशुक्लत्रयोदश्यां दौर्भाग्यशमनं व्रतम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

dadyādviprāya satkṛtya vratasāṃgatvasiddhaye | jyeṣṭhaśuklatrayodaśyāṃ daurbhāgyaśamanaṃ vratam || 18 ||

Translation

Damit das Gelübde mit all seinen vorgeschriebenen Teilen vollendet werde, soll man einem gelehrten Brāhmaṇa ehrerbietig eine Gabe darbringen. Dieses Gelübde, am Trayodaśī der hellen Hälfte des Monats Jyeṣṭha vollzogen, heißt „Daurbhāgya-śamana“ — das Ritual zur Besänftigung des Unglücks.

Word by Word

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• viprāya: to a brāhmaṇa
• viprāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• sat-kṛtya: having honored (him)
• sat-kṛtya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘सत्कृत्य’ = ‘सत्कारं कृत्वा’

• vrata-sāṃgatva-siddhaye: for the accomplishment of the vow with all its limbs
• vrata-sāṃgatva-siddhaye: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + sāṃgatva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः—व्रतस्य साङ्गत्वम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तस्य सिद्धिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); प्रयोजन-द्योतक दत्तिः (for the sake of)

• jyeṣṭha-śukla-trayodaśyām: on the bright thirteenth of Jyeṣṭha (month)
• jyeṣṭha-śukla-trayodaśyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + trayodaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—ज्येष्ठमासस्य शुक्ला (ज्येष्ठशुक्ला) तस्यां त्रयोदश्याम्

• daurbhāgya-śamanam: removing misfortune
• daurbhāgya-śamanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daurbhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + śamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—दौर्भाग्यस्य शमनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषण—व्रतम्

• vratam: the vow
• vratam: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate-nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Daurbhāgya-śamana-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Brahmana (Vipra)

FAQs

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

It teaches that a vrata becomes ‘complete’ (sāṅga) when paired with respectful dāna to a worthy brāhmaṇa, and it frames the observance as a dharmic remedy aimed at calming misfortune (daurbhāgya-śamana).

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

While primarily ritual-focused, it supports bhakti-minded practice by emphasizing reverence, purity of intent, and completing sacred observances with honoring the learned—actions traditionally seen as pleasing to the Divine and strengthening sāttvika disposition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/astronomical timing via tithi (Trayodaśī) in the month of Jyeṣṭha (śukla pakṣa) is central—showing applied jyotiṣa-style calendrical precision used for vrata performance.