Shloka 46

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

इयमेकादशी कार्या प्रबोधकरणी मया । अशेषपापबंधस्य छेदनी गतिदायिनी ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

iyamekādaśī kāryā prabodhakaraṇī mayā | aśeṣapāpabaṃdhasya chedanī gatidāyinī || 46 ||

Translation

“This Ekādaśī is to be observed as I have taught; it awakens spiritual consciousness, cuts the entire bondage of sin, and bestows the true path—the highest attainment.”

Word by Word

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एकादशी: Ekādaśī (11th lunar day)
• एकादशी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कार्या: should be observed
• कार्या: विधेय (Predicate; obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्यय (Gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be done/should be observed’

• प्रबोध-करणी: causing awakening
• प्रबोध-करणी: विशेषण (Adjective to एकादशी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबोध (प्रातिपदिक) + करणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘awakening-causing’)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent; ‘by me’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अशेष-पाप-बन्धस्य: of the bondage of all sins
• अशेष-पाप-बन्धस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘of the bond of all sins’)

• छेदनी: cutting off
• छेदनी: विशेषण (Adjective to एकादशी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्युट्/णी-प्रत्यय (agentive/causative adjective), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘that which cuts’

• गति-दायिनी: granting the (right) path/liberation
• गति-दायिनी: विशेषण (Adjective to एकादशी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक; from दा धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘giver of liberation/goal’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata-mahātmya dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ekadashi

FAQs

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

It declares Ekādaśī as an awakening (prabodha) practice that severs all sin-born bondage (pāpa-bandha) and leads the practitioner toward the highest spiritual refuge (gati).

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

By presenting Ekādaśī as a transformative vow that purifies and awakens the heart, the verse supports Vaiṣṇava bhakti: disciplined observance becomes a direct aid to remembrance and surrender, culminating in divine gati.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to ritual-calendar discipline rooted in Jyotiṣa (tithi-based observance of the 11th lunar day) and Kalpa-style vrata procedure—how to time and perform Ekādaśī as a purificatory practice.