Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months

Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

एवं कृतव्रतस्यापि दांपत्यं जायते स्थिरम् । सप्तजन्मसु भुंक्ते च भोगान् लोकद्वयेप्सितान् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtavratasyāpi dāṃpatyaṃ jāyate sthiram | saptajanmasu bhuṃkte ca bhogān lokadvayepsitān || 14 ||

Translation

Ainsi, même pour celui qui a observé le vœu selon la règle, la vie conjugale devient stable ; et durant sept naissances, il goûte les plaisirs désirés dans les deux mondes (ici-bas et dans l’au-delà).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha/Prakaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/प्रकरण; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• कृत-व्रतस्य: of (the) vow-observer
• कृत-व्रतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘कृतव्रत’ = व्रतं कृतम् इति (one who has undertaken a vow)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव

• दाम्पत्यम्: married life/spousal union
• दाम्पत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाम्पत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जायते: arises/comes to be
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया; verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्थिरम्: stable
• स्थिरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘दाम्पत्यम्’

• सप्त-जन्मसु: in seven births
• सप्त-जन्मसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘सप्तजन्म’ = सप्त जन्मानि (seven births)

• भुङ्क्ते: enjoys/partakes
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म; object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• लोक-द्वय-ईप्सितान्: desired in both worlds
• लोक-द्वय-ईप्सितान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + ईप्सित (इष् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘भोगान्’; ‘लोकद्वय’ = उभयलोक (two worlds), ‘ईप्सित’ = desired

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada Purana dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents vrata-observance as a dharmic discipline that stabilizes household life and yields merit whose results extend beyond one lifetime, benefiting the practitioner in both earthly and post-death realms.

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

While the verse speaks in terms of vow and its fruit, it supports bhakti-oriented practice by affirming that disciplined observances (vrata) strengthen righteous living and generate auspicious results that aid sustained devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (kalpa-style vrata procedure) is implied: correctly undertaking and completing a vow is emphasized as the cause of specific fruits (phala), a key principle used in dharma and ritual manuals.