Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months

Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana

Devanagari script

लभते सूर्यसायुज्यं विप्रेंद्रात्र न संशयः । श्रावणे शुक्लसप्तम्यामव्यंगाख्यं व्रतं शुभम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

labhate sūryasāyujyaṃ vipreṃdrātra na saṃśayaḥ | śrāvaṇe śuklasaptamyāmavyaṃgākhyaṃ vrataṃ śubham || 29 ||

Translation

Ô le meilleur des brāhmanes, il n’y a aucun doute que, par ce vœu propice nommé Avyaṅga-vrata, observé au septième jour de la quinzaine claire du mois de Śrāvaṇa, on obtient l’union (sāyujya) avec Sūrya, le Soleil.

Word by Word

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

• सूर्य-सायुज्यम्: union with the Sun
• सूर्य-सायुज्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सूर्येण सह सायुज्यम्/सूर्यस्य सायुज्यम् (union with the Sun)

• विप्र-इन्द्र: O best of brāhmaṇas
• विप्र-इन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः (best of brāhmaṇas)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशसूचक (locative adverb)

• न: not/no
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रावणे: in (the month of) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मास-नाम (in Śrāvaṇa month)

• शुक्ल-सप्तम्याम्: on the bright seventh (tithi)
• शुक्ल-सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शुक्लपक्षस्य सप्तमी

• अव्यङ्ग-आख्यम्: named ‘Avyaṅga’
• अव्यङ्ग-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामधेयार्थे: अव्यङ्ग इति आख्यं (called ‘Avyaṅga’) विशेषणम् (व्रतम्)

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (व्रतम्)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a brāhmaṇa interlocutor; traditional dialogue stream aligns with Narada’s instruction within the Purāṇic compilation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Avyaṅga-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: performing the Avyaṅga-vrata at the prescribed time leads to sūrya-sāyujya—attainment of the Sun’s realm/union, indicating the power of correctly timed, faith-filled vrata practice.

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

Bhakti is implied through focused upāsanā: the vow is dedicated to Sūrya, and the promised fruit arises from single-pointed reverence and disciplined observance rather than mere theory.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa and Jyotiṣa are implicit: the verse specifies the ritual framework (vrata) and the precise lunar timing—Śrāvaṇa month, Śukla Saptamī—showing how dharma is applied through calendrical computation and rite.