Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

आरोग्यदं नृणां विप्र तस्मिन्नेव दिने मुने । विद्याव्रतमपि प्रोक्तमस्यामेव तिथौ मुने ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

ārogyadaṃ nṛṇāṃ vipra tasminneva dine mune | vidyāvratamapi proktamasyāmeva tithau mune || 13 ||

Translation

ഹേ വിപ്രാ, ഹേ മുനേ! ഈ വ്രതം അതേ ദിവസത്തിൽ തന്നെ മനുഷ്യർക്കു ആരോഗ്യദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു. ഹേ മുനേ! ഇതേ തിഥിയിൽ വിദ്യാപ്രാപ്തിക്കായുള്ള ‘വിദ്യാ-വ്രതം’ എന്നും നിർദേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ārogyadam: health-giving
• ārogyadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārogya-da (प्रातिपदिक; ārogya + da ‘giver’)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally qualifying an implied rite/vrata

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• tasmin: on that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis

• dine: on the day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• vidyāvratam: the ‘vidyā-vrata’ vow
• vidyāvratam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā-vrata (प्रातिपदिक; vidyā + vrata)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• api: also
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’

• proktam: is declared/said
• proktam: Kriyā (क्रिया; verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; used predicatively ‘is said/declared’

• asyām: on this
• asyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis

• tithau: on the lunar day (tithi)
• tithau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vidyā-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It links dharmic practice to concrete and subtle results: a properly timed vrata is said to yield ārogya (well-being) and to support vidyā (learning), showing how tithi-based discipline aligns body and mind with sacred order.

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

While it does not name a deity here, it reflects a bhakti-compatible principle: devotional observances (vratas) performed at the prescribed time purify the practitioner and strengthen steadiness for worship, study, and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes tithi-based timing, aligning with Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (Vedic calendrics/astrology) used to determine auspicious lunar dates for performing specific vratas like Vidyā-vrata.