Shloka 1

Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī Vrata (Vijayā/Mahātī Dvādaśī): Vāmana-Kumbha Worship, Restraints, and Jāgaraṇa

Devanagari script

पञ्चत्रिंशदुत्तरशततमो ऽध्यायः ब्रह्मोवाच / श्रवणद्वादशों वक्ष्ये भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनीम् / एकादशी द्वादशी च श्रवणेन च संयुता

Transliteration

pañcatriṃśaduttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ brahmovāca / śravaṇadvādaśoṃ vakṣye bhuktimuktipradāyinīm / ekādaśī dvādaśī ca śravaṇena ca saṃyutā

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ഭോഗവും മോക്ഷവും നൽകുന്ന ‘ശ്രവണ-ദ്വാദശി’ വ്രതം ഞാൻ വിവരിക്കുന്നു. ഇത് ശ്രവണ നക്ഷത്രത്തോടു ചേർന്ന ഏകാദശിയും ദ്വാദശിയും സംയുക്തമായ അനുഷ്ഠാനമാണ്.

Word by Word

• पञ्चत्रिंशदुत्तरशततमः: the one-hundred-and-thirty-fifth
• पञ्चत्रिंशदुत्तरशततमः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘अध्यायः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चत्रिंशत् + उत्तर + शत + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् = the 135th (hundred plus thirty-five)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्रवणद्वादशिम्: Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī
• श्रवणद्वादशिम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण + द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘श्रवण-द्वादशी’ = the Dvādaśī associated with Śravaṇa (nakṣatra)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall describe
• वक्ष्ये: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनीम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनीम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘श्रवणद्वादशिम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति + मुक्ति + प्रदायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायिनी’ = bestowing enjoyment and liberation

• एकादशी: Ekādaśī
• एकादशी: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्वादशी: Dvādaśī
• द्वादशी: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• श्रवणेन: with Śravaṇa (nakṣatra)
• श्रवणेन: करण/सह (Association/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; नक्षत्रनाम

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

• संयुता: associated (with)
• संयुता: विधेय (Predicate/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘joined/associated’

Speaker

Brahma

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhukti-mukti-pradā vrata: disciplined devotion to Hari performed at a specially empowered time yields both temporal well-being and liberation-oriented merit.

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-bhakti as upāya: worship of Hari purifies and can culminate in mokṣa when joined with niyama and śraddhā.

Application: On a Śravaṇa-conjoined Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī, undertake vrata with Hari-pūjā, japa, and sattvic conduct; treat the observance as both spiritual and ethical reset.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial-time (nakṣatra) and ritual-time (tithi)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.136 (Śravaṇa-dvādaśī vrata exposition continues in subsequent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shravana (Nakshatra)
• Ekadashi
• Dvadashi

FAQs

What is the importance of Śravaṇa-dvādaśī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse introduces Śravaṇa-dvādaśī as a vrata that grants both bhukti (worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation), highlighting it as spiritually and materially fruitful.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing mukti as a fruit of disciplined observance (vrata), it frames liberation as attainable through dharmic practice and sacred calendrical alignment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī with devotion, and when possible align Dvādaśī with Śravaṇa nakṣatra; treat the practice as both ethical self-restraint and a focused spiritual discipline.