Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

दद्यादिह शरीरांते स्वर्गतिं चापि नारद । दशम्यां कार्तिके शुक्ले सार्वभौमव्रतं चरेत् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

dadyādiha śarīrāṃte svargatiṃ cāpi nārada | daśamyāṃ kārtike śukle sārvabhaumavrataṃ caret || 31 ||

Translation

Ô Nārada, on doit observer le Sārvabhauma Vrata au dixième jour de la quinzaine claire de Kārtika. Pratiqué en cette vie même, il confère le mérite ici-bas et, à la fin du corps, accorde aussi l’accès au ciel.

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Deśādhi karaṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• शरीरान्ते: at the end of the body (at death)
• शरीरान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (शरीरस्य अन्ते), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• स्वर्गतिम्: the path/state of heaven
• स्वर्गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (स्वर्गस्य गतिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• दशम्याम्: on the Daśamī (tenth day)
• दशम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• कार्तिके: in (the month of) Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• शुक्ले: bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ले: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of कार्तिके (in the bright fortnight)

• सार्वभौमव्रतम्: the sārvabhauma vow/observance
• सार्वभौमव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्वभौम-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (सार्वभौमस्य व्रतम्/सार्वभौमं व्रतम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• चरेत्: should practice/perform
• चरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Sārvabhauma-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It elevates Kartika-śukla Daśamī as a powerful dharmic time for vrata-practice, stating that disciplined observance yields merit now and a favorable post-death destination (svarga-gati).

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

By prescribing a specific vrata in Kārtika (a month strongly associated with Viṣṇu-bhakti in Purāṇic practice), it frames devotion as embodied worship through time-bound vows that transform one’s destiny.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/ritual timing rooted in Jyotiṣa: the observance is fixed to Daśamī tithi in Kārtika during Śukla-pakṣa, showing how lunar calendrics guide Purāṇic vrata-vidhi.