Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months

Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana

Devanagari script

तं संपूज्य विधानेन सोपवासो जितेंद्रियः । स्वर्गतिं लभते विप्र देवेंद्रस्य प्रसादतः ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

taṃ saṃpūjya vidhānena sopavāso jiteṃdriyaḥ | svargatiṃ labhate vipra deveṃdrasya prasādataḥ || 27 ||

Translation

Ô brāhmane, celui qui Le vénère selon le rite prescrit—en jeûnant et en maîtrisant ses sens—obtient la voie du ciel par la grâce d’Indra, souverain des dieux.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थ; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped)

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• स-उपवासः: with fasting
• स-उपवासः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + उपवास (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सह-तत्पुरुष (सोपवासः = उपवासयुक्तः)

• जित-इन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• जित-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) + त (क्त; कृदन्त) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘जित’ + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: इन्द्रियाणि जितानि यस्य (sense-controlled)

• स्वर्गतिम्: heavenly destination
• स्वर्गतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + गति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्वर्गस्य गतिः

• लभते: attains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• देव-इन्द्रस्य: of Devendra (Indra)
• देव-इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: देवः इन्द्रः (Indra among gods)

• प्रसादतः: by (his) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), हेत्वर्थे (because of/from)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga’s summary/ritual-phala style passages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (contextual Saptamī/solar-related rite implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devendra)

FAQs

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

It links correct ritual performance (vidhāna), austerity (upavāsa), and self-mastery (jitendriya) with a defined karmic result—svarga—emphasizing that merit matures through divine favor (prasāda), here attributed to Indra.

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

While framed as ritual-phala, it highlights bhakti expressed as disciplined worship: honoring the deity properly, accepting fasting, and restraining the senses—devotional acts that invite prasāda (grace).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual procedure is implied through “vidhānena” (doing worship by injunction), along with vrata-discipline (upavāsa) as a practical rule of observance in Purāṇic practice.