Shloka 68

Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

अथवाप्युपवासेन एकादश्या दिवौकसः । ऋक्षेण संयुतायास्तु ज्येष्ठकुंडाप्लवेन वा ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

athavāpyupavāsena ekādaśyā divaukasaḥ | ṛkṣeṇa saṃyutāyāstu jyeṣṭhakuṃḍāplavena vā || 67 ||

Translation

あるいは、エーカーダシーに断食を守れば、天界の神々は歓喜し鎮まる。同様に、ふさわしいナクシャトラと相合するとき、またはジェーシュタ・クンダ（聖なる池）で沐浴するときにも功徳が得られる。

Word by Word

अथवाor else

अपिalso

उपवासेनby fasting

एकादश्याःof Ekādaśī (the 11th lunar day)

दिवौकसःthe gods/heaven-dwellers

ऋक्षेणby/with a constellation (nakṣatra)

संयुतायाःassociated/combined (with)

तुindeed

ज्येष्ठकुण्डाप्लवेनby bathing/immersion in the Jyeṣṭha pond

वाor

Speaker

Narada (Uttara-Bhaga pilgrimage/vrata instruction context; traditional narration often relayed in Purana dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents Ekādaśī fasting and sacred bathing as direct means to generate religious merit (puṇya) and to propitiate divine forces, emphasizing disciplined observance and holy-place practice.

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

By recommending Ekādaśī upavāsa, it aligns devotion with a concrete vrata: self-restraint, remembrance, and ritual purity—classical supports for Vaiṣṇava bhakti in Purāṇic practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) through the mention of ṛkṣa/nakṣatra conjunctions, indicating that timing (tithi–nakṣatra) is treated as ritually consequential.