Shloka 13

Yamavākya

The Words of Yama

Devanagari script

प्रयांति वैष्णवं लोकमुपोष्य हरिवासरम् । मनुजाः पितृभिः सार्द्धं तथैव च पितामहैः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

prayāṃti vaiṣṇavaṃ lokamupoṣya harivāsaram | manujāḥ pitṛbhiḥ sārddhaṃ tathaiva ca pitāmahaiḥ || 13 ||

Translation

ເມື່ອຖືອຸໂປສະຖະ (ອົບໂພສ) ໃນວັນອັນສັກສິດຂອງພຣະຫຣິ ມະນຸດທັງຫຼາຍຈະໄປສູ່ໂລກແຫ່ງພຣະວິສນຸ (ໂລກໄວສະນະ) ພ້ອມກັບບິດາ ແລະພ້ອມກັບປູ່ຕາດ້ວຍເຊັ່ນກັນ।

Word by Word

• प्रयान्ति: go/attain
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• वैष्णवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular qualifying लोकम्

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• उपोष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + वस्/उपवस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (absolutive in -ya), अव्ययभाव; ‘having fasted/observed upavāsa’

• हरि-वासरम्: Hari’s day (Viṣṇu’s day)
• हरि-वासरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• मनुजाः: people, humans
• मनुजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors/fathers
• पितृभिः: Sahakaraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/सह), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition/adverb meaning ‘together with’)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पितामहैः: with the grandfathers
• पितामहैः: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Narada–Sanatkumāra dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-vāsara upavāsa (fast on Hari’s day)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It declares that fasting on Harivāsara (commonly understood as Ekādaśī) is a powerful Vaiṣṇava vow that leads the devotee to Viṣṇu’s abode, emphasizing liberation-oriented merit (mokṣa-prada puṇya).

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

The verse frames bhakti as practical observance—upavāsa on Hari’s day—showing that devotion expressed through vrata-dharma culminates in reaching the Vaiṣṇava realm.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline and calendrical observance are implied: identifying Harivāsara/Ekādaśī according to tithi (lunar day) aligns with Jyotiṣa-based vrata timing within Purāṇic practice.