Shloka 56

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

तस्मान्मां यदि वांछेथा भोक्तुं सत्यपरायण । तदा त्यजोपवासं हि भुज्यतां हरिवासरे ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

tasmānmāṃ yadi vāṃchethā bhoktuṃ satyaparāyaṇa | tadā tyajopavāsaṃ hi bhujyatāṃ harivāsare || 56 ||

Translation

Therefore, O one devoted to truth, if you truly wish to feed me, then give up fasting and do eat on Hari’s sacred day (Harivāsara).

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative adverbial form (तस्मात्) used as indeclinable: 'therefore/from that'

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/object of vāṃchethā/bhoktum)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्त-अव्यय)

• vāṃchethāḥ: you desire
• vāṃchethāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vāñch (वाञ्छ्)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhoktum: to enjoy/eat (me)
• bhoktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्) + tumun (कृत्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), expressing purpose

• satya-parāyaṇa: O one devoted to truth
• satya-parāyaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: satye parāyaṇaḥ = devoted to truth

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• tyaja: give up
• tyaja: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (त्यज्)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• upavāsam: the fast
• upavāsam: Karma (कर्म/object of tyaja)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• bhujyatām: let (food) be eaten; eat
• bhujyatām: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); impersonal/let-it-be-eaten

• hari-vāsare: on Hari’s day (Ekādaśī)
• hari-vāsare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location-time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी) Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: hareḥ vāsaraḥ = day of Hari (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context of Narada Purana teachings; exhortation regarding Hari-vāsara observance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harivāsara observance (often associated with Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī cycles; here only 'Harivāsara' explicit)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It prioritizes devotion to Hari over mere austerity, teaching that the sacred timing of Hari-vāsara should be honored in the proper devotional manner rather than through misguided fasting.

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

Bhakti is shown as attentive obedience to Vishnu-centered observance: pleasing the Lord is not only about self-denial, but about following the right vrata-dharma connected to Hari’s day.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in practice—correct rules of vrata and timing (tithi/holy day discipline) for Hari-vāsara/Ekādaśī-related conduct.