Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

पञ्चामृतेन संस्नाप्य एकादश्यां जनार्द्दनम् । द्वादश्यां पयसा विप्र हरिसारुपप्यमश्नुते ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

pañcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya ekādaśyāṃ janārddanam | dvādaśyāṃ payasā vipra harisārupapyamaśnute || 19 ||

Translation

O Brahmane, wer Janārdana (Herrn Viṣṇu) am Ekādaśī mit den fünf Nektaren badet und am Dvādaśī mit Milch, erlangt eine Gestalt, die der Hari gleicht.

Word by Word

• पञ्चामृतेन: with pañcāmṛta (five-nectar mixture)
• पञ्चामृतेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: 'पञ्चानाम् अमृतानां समाहारः' (mixture of five nectars)

• संस्नाप्य: having bathed (him)
• संस्नाप्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; उपसर्ग: सम्; अर्थ: 'having bathed (someone)/having performed ablution'

• एकादश्याम्: on Ekādaśī
• एकादश्याम्: कालाधिकरण (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• जनार्द्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्द्दनम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• द्वादश्याम्: on Dvādaśī
• द्वादश्याम्: कालाधिकरण (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• पयसा: with milk
• पयसा: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• हरि-सारूप्यम्: likeness to Hari
• हरि-सारूप्यम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सारूप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'हरेः सारूप्यम्')

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्भावना/अपि-समुच्चयार्थ (particle: 'also/even')

• अश्नुते: attains
• अश्नुते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातु: √अश् (to attain/enjoy)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī vrata (implied sequence)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotional worship of Viṣṇu through abhiṣeka on Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī yields the exalted fruit of Hari-sārūpya—attaining a form or likeness aligned with the Lord’s divine nature.

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

Bhakti is shown as loving, disciplined service: honoring sacred tithis (Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī) and offering pure substances in worship of Janārdana, with the fruit described as intimate proximity and similarity to Hari.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual procedure is implied: timing worship by lunar tithi (Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī) and prescribing specific abhiṣeka substances (pañcāmṛta, then milk) as part of vrata-observance.