Shloka 52

The Greatness of the Month of Māgha

Māgha-snāna, Harivāsara, and the Kāṣṭhīlā-Upākhyāna

Devanagari script

यत्कृतं हि मया पूर्वमेकादश्यामुपोषणम् । तत्तुरीयांशपुण्येन काष्ठीलेयं विमुच्यताम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

yatkṛtaṃ hi mayā pūrvamekādaśyāmupoṣaṇam | tatturīyāṃśapuṇyena kāṣṭhīleyaṃ vimucyatām || 52 ||

Translation

Por el mérito de una cuarta parte de la piedad del ayuno de Ekādaśī que observé antaño, que esta aflicción llamada Kāṣṭhīla sea liberada y apartada.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; agrees with yat

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/indeed

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• pūrvam: formerly/before
• pūrvam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (पूर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• ekādaśyām: on the Ekādaśī day
• ekādaśyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (एकादशी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• upoṣaṇam: fasting
• upoṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upa-vas (उप+वस् धातु) → upoṣaṇa (उपोषण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; action noun (भाववाचक)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• turīya-aṃśa-puṇyena: by the merit of a fourth part
• turīya-aṃśa-puṇyena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: turīya (तुरीय प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (अंश प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (पुण्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: turīyasya aṃśaḥ → turīyāṃśa; then turīyāṃśasya puṇyam → turīyāṃśapuṇya

• kāṣṭhīle: in/at Kāṣṭhīla (place/name)
• kāṣṭhīle: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṣṭhīla (काष्ठील प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• iyam: this (woman)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vimucyatām: let (her) be released
• vimucyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-muc (वि+मुच् धातु)
• Form: Imperative/benedictive sense (लोट्), 3rd person, Singular; Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

Speaker

Narada (in a narrative/dialogue setting; Uttara-Bhaga typically frames teachings within pilgrimage/merit contexts)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A prayerful recollection of past vrata-merit culminates in a direct wish for release from an affliction."}

Characters & Entities

• Ekadashi

FAQs

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

It highlights the doctrine of vrata-phala: the merit earned by observing Ekādaśī can actively remove suffering, even when only a portion of that merit is invoked for relief.

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

Ekādaśī is a classic Vaiṣṇava vrata; the verse implies that devotion expressed through disciplined fasting and remembrance yields tangible spiritual power (puṇya) that can liberate one from bondage-like conditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (kalpa-style vrata procedure) is implied: observing Ekādaśī upavāsa/upoṣaṇa and understanding its measurable “phala” (here, even a quarter-share) reflects applied dharma-ritual reasoning rather than grammar or astrology.