Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

प्रोक्तं प्रतिपदादीनां व्रतं सर्वाघनाशनम् । सनातनेन मुनिना नारदाय चतुर्थके ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

proktaṃ pratipadādīnāṃ vrataṃ sarvāghanāśanam | sanātanena muninā nāradāya caturthake || 9 ||

Translation

Dans le Quatrième Pada, le sage Sanātana enseigna à Nārada le vœu commençant par Pratipadā, le premier jour lunaire, et ainsi de suite — un vrata qui anéantit tout péché.

Word by Word

• प्रोक्तम्: has been taught/declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (predicative)

• प्रतिपद-आदीनाम्: of (the tithis) beginning with Pratipadā
• प्रतिपद-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिपदा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (प्रतिपदादयः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (head: प्रतिपदा), षष्ठी बहुवचन

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

• सर्व-अघ-नाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्व-अघ-नाशनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अघ (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying व्रतम्)

• सनातनेन: by Sanātana
• सनातनेन: Karta (कर्ता) / Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• मुनिना: by the sage
• मुनिना: Karta (कर्ता) / Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन (dative singular)

• चतुर्थके: in the fourth (section/chapter)
• चतुर्थके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular)

Speaker

Suta (Anukramanika-style narration summarizing what Sanatana taught Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pratipadā-ādi tithi-vrata cycle (series of vows beginning with Pratipadā)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sanatana
• Narada

FAQs

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

It frames a tithi-based vrata (starting from Pratipadā) as a comprehensive purifier—an observance said to remove all pāpa (sin), highlighting Dharma through disciplined calendrical worship.

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

By pointing to a structured vrata taught by a revered sage, it implies that steady devotional discipline aligned with sacred time (tithis) supports inner purification and sustained bhakti practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects calendrical ritual knowledge tied to tithis (lunar days), aligning with Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning used to schedule vratas and religious observances.