Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

एतत्कृत्वा व्रतं गांगं भोगान्भुक्त्वाथ वाञ्छितान् । सप्तर्षीणां प्रसादेन विमानवरगो भवेत् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

etatkṛtvā vrataṃ gāṃgaṃ bhogānbhuktvātha vāñchitān | saptarṣīṇāṃ prasādena vimānavarago bhavet || 48 ||

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ປະຕິບັດວຣະຕະອັນເກີດຈາກແມ່ນ້ຳຄັງຄາ ແລ້ວໄດ້ສຸກສົມປາດຖະນາຕາມທີ່ປາດຖະນາ ໂດຍພຣະກະລຸນາຂອງສັບຕະຣິສີ ຈະເປັນຜູ້ເດີນທາງໃນວິມານສະຫວັນອັນປະເສີດ।

Word by Word

• etat: this (rite/act)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having done’

• vratam: vow/observance
• vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• gāṅgam: of/related to the Ganga
• gāṅgam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gāṅga (गाङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adjective qualifying ‘vratam’

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having enjoyed/consumed’

• atha: then/thereupon
• atha: Sambandha/Anvaya-sūcaka (अन्वयसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अथ अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अव्यय), sequence marker

• vāñchitān: desired
• vāñchitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāñchita (वाञ्छित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Plural; adjective qualifying ‘bhogān’

• saptarṣīṇām: of the seven sages
• saptarṣīṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; dvigu compound ‘seven sages’

• prasādena: by (their) grace/favor
• prasādena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• vimāna-varagaḥ: one who attains an excellent vimāna
• vimāna-varagaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna + vara + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; tatpuruṣa: ‘vimāna-vara’ (excellent aerial car) + ‘ga’ (going/attaining)

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular; parasmaipada

Speaker

Narada (in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Gaṅgā-vrata (vrataṃ gāṃgam)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Saptarshi

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti (statement of results): performing the Gaṅgā-vrata yields both worldly fulfillment (desired bhogas) and an exalted post-mortem reward (attainment of a heavenly vimāna), framed as arising through the grace of the Saptarṣis.

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

Bhakti is implied through vrata as devotional discipline: honoring Gaṅgā (a sacred, purifying power) with faith and observance leads to prasāda (grace), showing that outcomes are not merely mechanical ritual results but gifts mediated by revered sages and sacred authority.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the form of vrata-vidhi and phala-śruti logic—how specific observances are prescribed with stated results—rather than technical grammar or astrology in this particular verse.