Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 60

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

द्वादश्यामेकादश्यां वा श‍ृण्वन्नायुष्यवान्भवेत् । पठत्यनश्न‍न् प्रयतस्पूतो भवति पातकात् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

dvādaśyām ekādaśyāṁ vā śṛṇvann āyuṣyavān bhavet paṭhaty anaśnan prayataḥ pūto bhavati pātakāt

Translation

One who hears this Bhāgavatam on Ekādaśī or Dvādaśī is assured of long life, and one who recites it with careful attention while fasting is purified of all sinful reactions.

Synonyms

• dvādaśyām: on the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• dvādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• ekādaśyām: on the Ekādaśī (11th lunar day)
• ekādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Locative (7th), Singular

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta, vikalpa (option)

• śṛṇvan: hearing
• śṛṇvan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Puṁliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; parasmaipada sense

• āyuṣyavān: long-lived
• āyuṣyavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyuṣya (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; viśeṣaṇa of implied subject

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular, Parasmaipada

• paṭhati: recites/reads
• paṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (पठ् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular, Parasmaipada

• anaśnan: not eating (fasting)
• anaśnan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-naś (नश्/अश् ‘to eat’ in usage)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Puṁliṅga, Nominative, Singular; negated: ‘not eating/fasting’

• prayataḥ: self-controlled
• prayataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Nominative, Singular; viśeṣaṇa of subject; ‘restrained/purified’

• pūtaḥ: purified
• pūtaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/प्रेडिकेट)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūta (प्रातिपदिक; √pū ‘to purify’)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त/PPP), Puṁliṅga, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective

• bhavati: becomes
• bhavati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular, Parasmaipada

• pātakāt: from sin
• pātakāt: Apādāna (अपादान/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about hearing Bhagavatam on Ekadashi or Dwadashi?

This verse states that hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam on Dvādaśī—or even Ekādaśī—bestows long life and auspiciousness.

Who says that fasting while reciting Bhagavatam removes sins?

Sūta Gosvāmī teaches that disciplined recitation of the Bhāgavatam while fasting purifies one from sinful reactions.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Set aside Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī for focused Bhāgavatam hearing/reading, reduce distractions (and optionally fast as health allows), and approach the text with self-discipline and sincerity.