Shloka 11

The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

नेदृश पावनं किंचिन्नराणां भूप विद्यते । यादृशं पद्मनाभस्य दिनं पातकहानिदम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

nedṛśa pāvanaṃ kiṃcinnarāṇāṃ bhūpa vidyate | yādṛśaṃ padmanābhasya dinaṃ pātakahānidam || 11 ||

Translation

Wahai raja, bagi manusia tiada penyuci yang menyamai hari Padmanābha (Viṣṇu), hari yang melenyapkan dosa.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable negation particle (अव्यय—निषेध)

• īdṛśam: such
• īdṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'such (as this)'

• pāvanam: a purifier/purifying (thing)
• pāvanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); indefinite 'anything'

• narāṇām: of men/for people
• narāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th—षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhūpa: O king
• bhūpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th—सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); 'exists/is found'

• yādṛśam: such as (which)
• yādṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); correlating with īdṛśam

• padmanābhasya: of Padmanābha (Viṣṇu)
• padmanābhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma-nābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th—षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); bahuvrīhi epithet: 'he whose navel is a lotus' (Viṣṇu)

• dinam: day
• dinam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pātaka-hāni-dam: giving the destruction of sins
• pātaka-hāni-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + hāni (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'sin-destruction-giving' qualifying dina

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to a King within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vishnu-vāsara (contextually Ekādaśī-focused)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Padmanabha
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It proclaims that among purifying practices, devotionally observing a day dedicated to Padmanābha (Viṣṇu) is supreme because it directly leads to pātaka-kṣaya (destruction of sin).

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

By centering purity on “Padmanābha’s day,” the verse prioritizes Viṣṇu-bhakti expressed through sacred time (dina) and vrata-like observance, indicating that devotion itself becomes the purifier.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly relies on Kāla/kalpa-based discipline—choosing and sanctifying specific days for worship (vrata timing), a practical ritual principle aligned with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and traditional time-reckoning used in dharma practice.