Shloka 50

The Greatness of the Month of Māgha

Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna

Devanagari script

तत्पातकविशुद्ध्यर्थं देहि मे द्वादशीभवम् । तुरीयांशमितं पुण्यं यद्यस्ति मयि ते घृणा ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

tatpātakaviśuddhyarthaṃ dehi me dvādaśībhavam | turīyāṃśamitaṃ puṇyaṃ yadyasti mayi te ghṛṇā || 50 ||

Translation

Zur Reinigung jener Sünde gib mir den Verdienstzustand der Dvādaśī. Wenn du Mitleid mit mir hast, gewähre mir dieses heilige Verdienst, bemessen als ein Viertelteil.

Word by Word

• तत्पातकविशुद्ध्यर्थम्: for the purpose of purifying that sin
• तत्पातकविशुद्ध्यर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्-पातक-विशुद्धि-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; तत् + पातक + विशुद्धि + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य पातकस्य विशुद्ध्यर्थम् = for the purification of that sin)

• देहि: give
• देहि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• द्वादशीभवम्: (gift/merit) connected with Dvādaśī
• द्वादशीभवम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी-भव (प्रातिपदिक; द्वादशी + भव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (द्वादश्यां भवम् = arising on Dvādaśī)

• तुरीयांशमितम्: measured as a fourth part
• तुरीयांशमितम्: विशेषण (of puṇyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुरीय-अंश-मित (प्रातिपदिक; तुरीय + अंश + मित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तुरीयांशेन मितम् = measured as a fourth part); विशेषण (विशेष्य=पुण्यम्)

• पुण्यम्: merit / holy gift
• पुण्यम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• अस्ति: is / exists
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मयि: toward me / in me
• मयि: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• घृणा: compassion / pity
• घृणा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrative frame traditionally as dialogue with Sanatkumara; this verse is a supplicatory utterance within the episode)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It presents a prayerful model of prāyaścitta (atonement): the sinner seeks purification by receiving the sanctifying merit associated with Dvādaśī, emphasizing divine/saintly compassion as the catalyst for inner cleansing.

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

The verse frames purification as grace-received rather than self-claimed: the devotee humbly petitions for Dvādaśī-related merit, indicating bhakti’s core mood—śaraṇāgati (surrender) and dependence on compassion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses calendrical dharma: Dvādaśī is defined by tithi (lunar day), aligning practice with jyotiṣa-based timekeeping used to schedule vratas and measure their prescribed merits.