Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे द्वादशमासद्वितीयाव्रतनिरूपणं नामैकादशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde dvādaśamāsadvitīyāvratanirūpaṇaṃ nāmaikādaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 111 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗത്തിലെ ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിന്റെ ചതുർത്ഥ പാദത്തിൽ ‘ദ്വാദശമാസ-ദ്വിതീയാ-വ്രതനിരൂപണം’ എന്ന നൂറ്റി പതിനൊന്നാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम (title)

• पूर्व-भागे: in the former part
• पूर्व-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in the earlier part’

• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: in the great episode (upākhyāna)
• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘great narrative/episode’

• चतुर्थ-पादे: in the fourth pāda (section)
• चतुर्थ-पादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in the fourth quarter/section’

• द्वादश-मास-द्वितीया-व्रत-निरूपणम्: the exposition of the twelve-month Dvitīyā vow
• द्वादश-मास-द्वितीया-व्रत-निरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Title/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विषयवाचक-समासः: ‘(the) exposition of the second-day vow for twelve months’

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात; नाम-शब्दः ‘called/named’ (title marker)

• एकादश-अधिक-शततमः: the 111th
• एकादश-अधिक-शततमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक) + शततम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अध्यायविशेषणम्: ‘one hundred and eleven’ (lit. hundredth with eleven more)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Title head)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic colophon/closing formula; not a spoken dialogue verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśa-māsa Dvitīyā-vrata (chapter title reference)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse that formally seals the completion of Adhyāya 111, indicating that the Purāṇa has finished presenting the “second twelve-month vrata,” and preserving the text’s ritual and chapter structure for accurate transmission.

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

Indirectly: by closing a chapter devoted to a long-form vrata, it frames sustained, disciplined observance as a devotional method—typical of Purāṇic bhakti where vows and worship support remembrance and dedication to the deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual organization and textual indexing rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the key practical takeaway is the structured presentation of a dvādaśa-māsa (twelve-month) vow within the Purāṇa’s chapter system.