Shloka 35

The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada

Devanagari script

प्रयोक्तव्या च तत्त्वज्ञैः पुनरावृत्ति दुर्लभा । यदुपोष्यं हरिदिनं तदवश्यमिति स्थितिः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

prayoktavyā ca tattvajñaiḥ punarāvṛtti durlabhā | yadupoṣyaṃ haridinaṃ tadavaśyamiti sthitiḥ || 35 ||

Translation

Those who know the truth should indeed put this into practice, for the chance of human life is hard to obtain again. Whatever fast is prescribed on Hari’s day must certainly be observed—such is the established rule.

Word by Word

• प्रयोक्तव्या: should be practiced
• प्रयोक्तव्या: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-युज् (धातु) → प्रयोक्तव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be practiced/undertaken’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तत्त्वज्ञैः: by the knowers of truth
• तत्त्वज्ञैः: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (tattvaṃ jānanti = ‘knowers of truth’)

• पुनरावृत्तिः: return (rebirth)
• पुनरावृत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर् (अव्यय) + आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (punar-āvṛttiḥ = ‘return again’)

• दुर्लभा: hard to obtain (rare)
• दुर्लभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘पुनरावृत्तिः’)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• उपोष्यम्: to be fasted/observed (as fast)
• उपोष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-वस् (धातु) → उपोष्य (कृदन्त, यत्/ण्यत् भाव)
• Form: gerundive (to be fasted/observed as a fast), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरिदिनम्: Hari’s day
• हरिदिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हरेः दिनम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• अवश्यम्: certainly/necessarily
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb; certainly/necessarily)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• स्थितिः: the established rule/position
• स्थितिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (instructional voice within the Uttara-Bhaga’s vrata/tirtha-dharma teaching flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-dina upavāsa (general; specific vrata name not given)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira (discipline)

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It stresses urgency and discipline: a human chance is rare, so one should actually practice prescribed dharma—especially fasting dedicated to Hari—as a direct support for purification and devotion.

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

Bhakti here is made practical: honoring “Hari’s day” with upavāsa is presented as a mandatory devotional observance, turning reverence for Vishnu into a lived vrata rather than mere belief.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice): knowing which day is ‘Hari’s day’ and how to observe its fast belongs to applied dharma/ritual procedure rather than grammar or astrology explicitly.