Shloka 111

Prayaga-mahatmya

Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni

Devanagari script

किंचिन्न्यूने तु विधिजे महोदय इति स्मृतः । अरुणोदयवेलायां शुक्ला माघस्य सप्तमी ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

kiṃcinnyūne tu vidhije mahodaya iti smṛtaḥ | aruṇodayavelāyāṃ śuklā māghasya saptamī || 111 ||

Translation

But when it falls slightly short of the full prescribed measure, it is remembered as “Mahodaya”: the bright seventh lunar day of Māgha occurring at the time of aruṇodaya, the sacred dawn.

Word by Word

• किञ्चित्: a little
• किञ्चित्: विशेषण (Degree modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम/अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable of small amount)

• न्यूने: in a lesser (case)
• न्यूने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Condition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यून (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) / अथवा पुंलिङ्ग-नपुंसक समानरूप; अर्थः—'in (something) less/deficient'

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• विधि-जे: in what is produced by rule/ordinance
• विधि-जे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—विधिना जातः (तत्पुरुष)

• महोदयः: Mahodaya (great auspicious rise)
• महोदयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—महान् उदयः (कर्मधारय)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• स्मृतः: is called/remembered
• स्मृतः: विधेय (Predicate: is called/remembered)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अरुण-उदय-वेलायाम्: at the time of dawn (aruṇodaya)
• अरुण-उदय-वेलायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक) + वेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासः—अरुणोदयस्य वेला (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शुक्ला: bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ला: विशेषण (Qualifier of saptamī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• माघस्य: of (the month) Magha
• माघस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सप्तमी: the seventh lunar day
• सप्तमी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It defines “Mahodaya” as an especially auspicious dawn-condition connected with Māgha Śukla Saptamī, indicating that precise sacred timing (kāla) elevates the merit of a vrata/rite.

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

By highlighting the sanctity of aruṇodaya and a specific tithi, it points devotees toward disciplined, time-aligned observance—an external support that steadies remembrance and worship in bhakti practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics: identifying tithi (Saptamī), pakṣa (Śukla), month (Māgha), and the crucial time-marker aruṇodaya for determining the correct observance window.