Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने द्वादशमासस्थितत्रयोदशीव्रतकथनं नाम द्वाविंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १२२ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne dvādaśamāsasthitatrayodaśīvratakathanaṃ nāma dvāviṃśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 122 ||

Translation

So endet im Śrī Bṛhannāradīya-Purāṇa—im Pūrva-bhāga und in der Bṛhad-upākhyāna—das hundertundzweiundzwanzigste Kapitel, betitelt: „Die Erzählung vom Trayodaśī-Gelübde, das während der zwölf Monate eingehalten wird.“

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; compound used as title-location: ‘in the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa’

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former section
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great sub-narrative
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• dvādaśa-māsa-sthita-trayodaśī-vrata-kathanam: (the section called) ‘Narration of the Trayodaśī vow observed for twelve months’
• dvādaśa-māsa-sthita-trayodaśī-vrata-kathanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject of nominal sentence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā धातु) + trayodaśī (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + kathana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; title-compound meaning ‘the narration of the Trayodaśī vow observed for twelve months’

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), naming particle (नाम-प्रयोगः)

• dvāviṃśat-adhika-śatatamaḥ: one hundred and twenty-second
• dvāviṃśat-adhika-śatatamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvāviṃśati (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (तद्धित/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal adjective qualifying ‘adhyāyaḥ’

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic colophon/closing formula; chapter-end marker)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Trayodaśī-vrata (dvādaśa-māsa-sthita)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Nārada (textual source: Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa)

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse that seals the teaching by naming the chapter and its topic—affirming the completion and scriptural authority of the Trayodaśī-vrata narration as a dharmic observance.

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

By foregrounding a recurring, month-by-month vrata, it frames bhakti as sustained practice—devotion expressed through disciplined observance rather than a one-time act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses calendrical/ritual timing—Trayodaśī (lunar tithi) and a twelve-month cycle—aligning with Jyotiṣa-based scheduling and Kalpa-style ritual organization.