Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months
इति श्रीबृहन्ननारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे द्वादशमासप्रतिपद्व्रतनिरूपणं नाम दशोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ ११० ॥
iti śrībṛhannanāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde dvādaśamāsapratipadvratanirūpaṇaṃ nāma daśottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 110 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗത്തിലെ ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിലെ ചതുർത്ഥ പാദത്തിൽ ‘ദ്വാദശമാസ പ്രതിപദാ-വ്രത നിർൂപണം’ എന്ന നാമമുള്ള നൂറ്റിപ്പത്താം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
Suta (compiler-style colophon; not part of the dialogue proper)
Vrata: dvādaśamāsa-pratipadā-vrata (Pratipadā vow across twelve months)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
This verse is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 110 and formally names the chapter’s subject—Pratipadā observances across the twelve months—highlighting the Purāṇa’s emphasis on orderly dharma through time-based vows.
While it does not teach bhakti directly, it frames a vrata-focused chapter; in the Narada Purana, such monthly observances are typically presented as disciplined devotional practice (niyama) that supports remembrance and worship.
It points to calendrical and ritual application—Pratipadā (tithi) and monthly cycles—linking to Jyotiṣa (time-reckoning) and Kalpa (ritual procedure) as practical supports for vrata performance.