Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे द्वाद्शमास चतुर्थीव्रतनिरूपणं नाम त्रयोदशाधिकसततमोऽध्यायः ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde dvādśamāsa caturthīvratanirūpaṇaṃ nāma trayodaśādhikasatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 113 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗത്തിൽ, ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിൽ, ചതുർത്ഥപാദത്തിൽ ‘ദ്വാദശമാസ ചതുർത്ഥീവ്രതനിരൂപണം’ എന്ന പേരുള്ള നൂറ്റി പതിമൂന്നാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (बहुपद-नामसमास): ‘श्रीमत् बृहन्नारदीयम् पुराणम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative ‘in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa’

• पूर्व-भागे: in the former part
• पूर्व-भागे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय): ‘पूर्वः भागः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative ‘in the former part’

• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: in the great sub-narrative
• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘बृहद् उपाख्यानम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative ‘in the great sub-narrative’

• चतुर्थ-पादे: in the fourth section
• चतुर्थ-पादे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय): ‘चतुर्थः पादः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative ‘in the fourth quarter/section’

• द्वादश-मास: twelve-month
• द्वादश-मास: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—द्विगु: ‘द्वादश मासाः’ (twelve months); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपद); used as qualifier in title

• चतुर्थी-व्रत-निरूपणम्: exposition of the Caturthī vow
• चतुर्थी-व्रत-निरूपणम्: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): ‘चतुर्थ्याः व्रतस्य निरूपणम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; title-subject ‘the exposition of the Caturthī vow’

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable: ‘named/called’)

• त्रयोदश-अधिक-सततमः: eighty-third
• त्रयोदश-अधिक-सततमः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक) + सततम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘त्रयोदशेन अधिकः’ + ‘सततमः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal qualifier of अध्यायः = ‘(one) more than seventy, i.e., 83rd’

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘chapter’

Speaker

Suta (colophon/sectional closure; not part of the spoken dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Twelve-month Caturthī Vrata (dvādaśa-māsa caturthī-vrata)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the formal completion of Adhyaya 113 and preserving the chapter’s title and placement, ensuring accurate transmission of the text and its vrata-teaching context.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; the verse functions as a textual closure. Indirectly, it frames the preceding content as a vrata-focused discipline, which in Purāṇic practice is commonly undertaken as an offering of devotion and self-regulation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights textual and ritual organization rather than a specific Vedāṅga: the structured cataloging of sections (pāda), chapter numbering, and vrata-topic labeling supports correct ritual study and accurate referencing.