Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months

Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

येषां राष्ट्रे पुरे ग्रामे क्रियते शांतिरुत्तमा । नीराजनाभिधा विप्र तद्रोगा यांति संक्षयम् ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

yeṣāṃ rāṣṭre pure grāme kriyate śāṃtiruttamā | nīrājanābhidhā vipra tadrogā yāṃti saṃkṣayam || 50 ||

Translation

Ô Brahmane, dans tout royaume, ville ou village où est accompli le rite pacificateur suprême appelé Nīrājana, les maladies affligeant ce lieu sont détruites.

Word by Word

• येषाम्: of whom/whose
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• राष्ट्रे: in the kingdom
• राष्ट्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पुरे: in the city
• पुरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ग्रामे: in the village
• ग्रामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• क्रियते: is performed
• क्रियते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• शान्तिः: pacificatory rite
• शान्तिः: Karma (कर्म/Patient in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उत्तमा: excellent
• उत्तमा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of शान्तिः)

• नीराजना: (the rite called) nīrājanā
• नीराजना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभिधा: named/called
• अभिधा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम-विशेषण (having the name)

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Reference)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (refers to that rite)

• रोगाः: diseases
• रोगाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यान्ति: go; come to
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• संक्षयम्: destruction; complete cessation
• संक्षयम्: Gati-Karma (गति-कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Nīrājana-śānti (uttamā śānti)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Narada

FAQs

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

It presents Nīrājana as an ‘uttamā śānti’—a high-grade pacificatory rite whose dhārmic performance restores harmony in a community, leading to the decline of collective afflictions such as disease.

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

Though framed as a śānti-ritual result, it assumes reverent, faith-filled performance (śraddhā and auspicious intention) for the welfare of all—an applied form of bhakti expressed as service and prayer for societal well-being.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) within the Vedāṅgas—specifically śānti-prayoga (pacification rites) conducted for public protection and the mitigation of disease.