Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

दानं प्रदत्तमेतस्यामनंतफलमुच्यते । ऊर्ज्जशुक्लद्वितीयायां यमो यमुनया पुरा ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

dānaṃ pradattametasyāmanaṃtaphalamucyate | ūrjjaśukladvitīyāyāṃ yamo yamunayā purā || 18 ||

Translation

On dit que le don offert en ce jour porte un fruit sans fin. Jadis, au deuxième jour lunaire de la quinzaine claire du mois d’Ūrja, Yama fut associé à Yamunā.

Word by Word

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रदत्तम्: given
• प्रदत्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; दानम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्—‘given’

• एतस्याम्: on this (day)
• एतस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in this (tithi)’

• अनन्त-फलम्: having endless result
• अनन्त-फलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘अनन्तं फलम् यस्य’ / ‘endless fruit’ (qualifying दानम्)

• उच्यते: is said
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense): ‘is said’

• ऊर्ज्ज-शुक्ल-द्वितीयायाम्: on Ūrjja bright-second (tithi)
• ऊर्ज्ज-शुक्ल-द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज्ज (प्रातिपदिक; कार्तिक-मास-नाम) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘ऊर्ज्जमासस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वितीयायाम्’ (on the 2nd tithi of bright fortnight of Ūrjja/Kārtika)

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यमुनया: by/with Yamunā
• यमुनया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘by/with Yamunā’

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb) ‘formerly/once’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Yamuna

FAQs

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

It teaches that charity (dāna) performed on the specified sacred tithi in Ūrja (Kārttika) carries inexhaustible merit (ananta-phala), emphasizing time-sanctified giving as a dharmic practice.

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

While not naming a deity here, it supports bhakti-oriented living by prescribing sacred-time discipline and selfless giving—practices that purify intention and strengthen devotional conduct within vrata culture.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights calendrical/ritual timing based on tithi (śukla-dvitīyā) in the month Ūrja—practical jyotiṣa-style observance used for determining when acts like dāna are especially efficacious.