Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months

Tṛtīyā-vrata

Devanagari script

एतद्व्रतप्रभावेण भुक्त्वा भोगान्मनोरमान् । देवीलोकं समासाद्य मोदते च तया सह ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

etadvrataprabhāveṇa bhuktvā bhogānmanoramān | devīlokaṃ samāsādya modate ca tayā saha || 57 ||

Translation

ດ້ວຍອຳນາດແຫ່ງວຣະຕະນີ້ ຜູ້ປະຕິບັດໄດ້ເສບສຸກອັນນ່າພໍໃຈຕາມປາຖະໜາ ແລະເຂົ້າເຖິງໂລກຂອງເທວີ ຈຶ່ງຊື່ນບານຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນຮ່ວມກັບນາງ।

Word by Word

• etat-vrata-prabhāveṇa: by the power/effect of this vow
• etat-vrata-prabhāveṇa: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); hetu-instrumental (cause)

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), avyaya-prayoga

• bhogān: enjoyments/pleasures
• bhogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• manoramān: delightful
• manoramān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manorama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); viśeṣaṇa of bhogān

• devī-lokam: the world/realm of the Goddess
• devī-lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• samāsādya: having reached/attained
• samāsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-sad (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), avyaya-prayoga

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन); ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tayā: with her
• tayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); sahārtha-instrumental

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Postposition/indeclinable (सहार्थक अव्यय) governing instrumental

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a vrata-phala context; traditionally in dialogue streams involving Sanatkumara traditions)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hara-Gaurī-vrata (phala statement for ‘this vow’)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It emphasizes vrata-śakti (the potency of a sacred vow): disciplined observance generates merit that culminates in higher post-mortem attainments—here, reaching Devī-loka and sharing in divine joy.

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

Though framed as vrata-phala, the verse implies devotional alignment with the Devī through vowed practice; the fruit is intimate proximity—“rejoicing with her”—a bhakti-colored result expressed as companionship in her realm.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the verse points to the measurable ‘phala’ of vrata observance, reinforcing the Vedic principle that properly performed vows and rites yield specified results.