Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

एषैवं दशमी विप्र विधिनाऽचरिता सदा । धनं जयं सुतान् गाश्च गजाश्वं वाप्यजाविकम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

eṣaivaṃ daśamī vipra vidhinā'caritā sadā | dhanaṃ jayaṃ sutān gāśca gajāśvaṃ vāpyajāvikam || 30 ||

Translation

おおブラーフマナよ、このダシャミーの行（誓戒）を常に定められた作法に従って修すれば、財宝と勝利、息子たち、牛、象と馬、さらに山羊と羊をも授ける。

Word by Word

• एषा: this (rite/observance)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus)

• दशमी: the tenth lunar day (Daśamī)
• दशमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• विधिना: by the prescribed method
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• आचरिता: practised/observed
• आचरिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गजाश्वम्: elephants and horses
• गजाश्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज-अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (गजाश्च अश्वाश्च), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut; समाहारद्वन्द्व), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also)

• अजाविकम्: goats and sheep
• अजाविकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज-अविक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (अजाश्च अविकाश्च), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut; समाहारद्वन्द्व), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Daśamī-vrata (Daśamī observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti, affirming that disciplined, rule-based observance (vidhi) of the Daśamī-vrata yields tangible fruits—prosperity, success, and household stability—thereby encouraging steady dharmic practice.

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

While the verse lists worldly results, it reinforces bhakti-oriented vrata culture: regular, faithful observance “in the prescribed manner” trains devotion through consistency, purity, and reverence for scriptural injunctions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through vidhinā—performing the vow according to proper injunctions; it also assumes basic Jyotiṣa timing knowledge since Daśamī is a tithi-based observance.