Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits

Devanagari script

तपोरुप नमस्तुभ्यं तपसां फल दायक । ममाभीष्टप्रदं देहि सर्वविघ्नान्निवारय ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

taporupa namastubhyaṃ tapasāṃ phala dāyaka | mamābhīṣṭapradaṃ dehi sarvavighnānnivāraya || 7 ||

Translation

苦行そのものを御身とする御方よ、あなたに敬礼いたします。苦行の果を授ける御方よ、我が切なる願いを成就させ、あらゆる障りを取り除きたまえ。

Word by Word

• तपोरूप: O embodiment of austerity
• तपोरूप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तपसः रूपम्)

• नमः: salutations
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः; नमः-शब्दः (salutation particle)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तपसाम्: of austerities
• तपसाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• फल: fruit/result
• फल: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (दायक इत्यस्य कर्म/उपपद-सम्बन्धः)

• दायक: O giver
• दायक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दा (धातु) + ण्वुल् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—ण्वुलन्त (agent noun)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभीष्टप्रदम्: desired-boon-giving (thing/boon)
• अभीष्टप्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अभीष्टं प्रददाति इति)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वविघ्नान्: all obstacles
• सर्वविघ्नान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे विघ्नाः)

• निवारय: remove / ward off
• निवारय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage ‘remove/ward off’

Speaker

Narada (as a devotee/practitioner offering a prayer)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (general tapas-oriented prayer)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It frames spiritual progress as dependent on tapas (disciplined practice) and divine grace: the practitioner salutes the power behind austerity, seeks the fruit of sadhana, and asks for vighna-nivritti (removal of impediments) so the vow and worship can mature.

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

Even while emphasizing tapas, the verse is bhakti-shaped: it approaches the divine with humility (namas), petition (dehi), and trust that obstacles are removed by the Lord’s favor—showing that effort and surrender work together.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is the ritual-prayer structure used in Vedic and Puranic practice—invocation, praise of a deity’s function (phala-dāyaka), and a clear sankalpa-like request for success and obstacle-removal—rather than a specific Vedanga technical teaching.