Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

चतुर्विंशैकादशीनां माहात्म्यं पृथगीरितम् । विष्णुधर्मसमाख्यानं विष्णुनामसहस्रकम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

caturviṃśaikādaśīnāṃ māhātmyaṃ pṛthagīritam | viṣṇudharmasamākhyānaṃ viṣṇunāmasahasrakam || 30 ||

Translation

La grandeur des vingt-quatre Ekādaśī a été proclamée séparément ; de même ont été exposés le Viṣṇu-dharma et le Viṣṇu-nāma-sahasra, les mille Noms de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• चतुर्विंशैकादशीनाम्: of the twenty-four Ekādaśīs
• चतुर्विंशैकादशीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्विंश-एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (plural); ‘चतुर्विंश’ (संख्या) + ‘एकादशी’

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness (glory)
• माहात्म्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ईरितम्: has been stated
• ईरितम्: कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (Predicative in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• विष्णुधर्मसमाख्यानम्: the narrative called ‘Viṣṇu-dharma’
• विष्णुधर्मसमाख्यानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-धर्म-समाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘विष्णोः धर्मः’ + ‘समाख्यानम्’

• विष्णुनामसहस्रकम्: the thousand names of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुनामसहस्रकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-नाम-सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘विष्णोः नाम्नाम् सहस्रकम्’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s topic-sequence/anukramanika)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī (twenty-four Ekādaśīs)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It signals that the Purana treats Ekādaśī vows, Viṣṇu-centered dharma, and Viṣṇu’s thousand names as distinct, complete spiritual disciplines—fasting (vrata), right conduct (dharma), and remembrance through names (nāma-japa/stotra).

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

By highlighting Ekādaśī and the Viṣṇu Sahasranāma, it points to bhakti through disciplined observance and sustained remembrance of Viṣṇu—devotion expressed as both practice (vrata) and praise/recitation (nāma).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is calendrical/ritual application: Ekādaśī is determined by lunar tithi (a Jyotiṣa-based timing element used in vrata practice), showing how observances depend on correct time-reckoning.