Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

सर्वकामफलावाप्तिर्भवेद्वै विप्रभोजनैः । अथाषाढस्य पंचम्यां वायुं सर्वगतं मुने ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

sarvakāmaphalāvāptirbhavedvai viprabhojanaiḥ | athāṣāḍhasya paṃcamyāṃ vāyuṃ sarvagataṃ mune || 7 ||

Translation

En vérité, en nourrissant les brāhmaṇas, on obtient les fruits de tous les désirs. Puis, ô sage, au cinquième jour (pañcamī) du mois d’Āṣāḍha, on doit adorer Vāyu, le Vent qui pénètre partout.

Word by Word

• सर्वकामफलावाप्तिः: attainment of all desired results
• सर्वकामफलावाप्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकामफलावाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) [सर्व + काम + फल + आवाप्ति]
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘attainment of all desired fruits’

• भवेत्: would occur/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘would/should be’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात

• विप्रभोजनैः: by feeding brāhmaṇas
• विप्रभोजनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रभोजन (प्रातिपदिक) [विप्र + भोजन]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘by feeding brāhmaṇas’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम (then)

• आषाढस्य: of Āṣāḍha (month)
• आषाढस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (lunar day)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• वायुम्: Vāyu (wind-god)
• वायुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वगतम्: all-pervading
• सर्वगतम्: Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगत (प्रातिपदिक) [सर्व + गत (गम् धातोः क्त)]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘all-pervading’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vāyu worship on Āṣāḍha pañcamī (vrata name not explicitly given)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

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

It links dāna expressed as vipra-bhojana (feeding brāhmaṇas) with sarva-kāma-phala (fulfilment of aims), and then prescribes a specific tithi-based observance—Āṣāḍha pañcamī—focused on honoring Vāyu as a pervasive divine principle.

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

Bhakti is shown in practical form: serving the Lord’s representatives through respectful feeding and performing a calendar-based worship (upāsanā) of Vāyu, cultivating reverence for the divine presence that pervades all beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on Vedic calendrics (Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga) through the use of a specific lunar month (Āṣāḍha) and tithi (pañcamī) to time a prescribed ritual action.