Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

एवं यः कुरुते विप्र विधिवद्व्रतमुत्तमम् । वर्षे वर्षे स लभते भुक्तभोगो हरेः पदम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ yaḥ kurute vipra vidhivadvratamuttamam | varṣe varṣe sa labhate bhuktabhogo hareḥ padam || 13 ||

Translation

Ainsi, ô brāhmaṇa, quiconque accomplit ce vœu excellent selon la règle—année après année—après avoir goûté les fruits du mérite, atteint la demeure de Hari (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• विधिवत्: according to injunctions
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (according to rule)

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

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; व्रतम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वर्षे: in a year
• वर्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वर्षे: (each) year
• वर्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (year after year)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भुक्त-भोगः: having enjoyed enjoyments (fulfilled)
• भुक्त-भोगः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्त (कृदन्त; √भुज् + क्त) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भोगान् भुक्तवान् (कर्म-तत्पुरुष)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पदम्: abode/state/position
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating Nārada’s instruction within the Purāṇic dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: uttama-vrata (name not specified in this verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined, rule-based observance of an excellent vrata yields both worldly fruition (bhoga as earned merit) and culminates in liberation-oriented attainment—Hari’s supreme abode.

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

By presenting Hari (Viṣṇu) as the final goal (hareḥ padam), it frames vrata as a bhakti-supporting discipline: consistent worship and regulated practice mature into God-attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis on vidhivat (“according to prescribed rite”) points to ritual correctness governed by Kalpa (procedural rules) and supported by Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa for accurate recitation and formulation of the vow.