Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

पञ्चामृतेन यः स्नानमेकादश्यां तु कारयेत् । विष्णोः सायुज्यकं तस्य भवेत्कुलशतायुतैः ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

pañcāmṛtena yaḥ snānamekādaśyāṃ tu kārayet | viṣṇoḥ sāyujyakaṃ tasya bhavetkulaśatāyutaiḥ || 37 ||

Translation

ഏകാദശിയിൽ പഞ്ചാമൃതംകൊണ്ട് സ്നാനം നടത്തിക്കുന്നവൻ ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ സായുജ്യം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; തന്റെ വംശത്തിലെ ലക്ഷക്കണക്കിനാളുകളോടുകൂടെ ആ ഫലത്തിൽ ധന്യനാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• पञ्चामृतेन: with pañcāmṛta (five nectars)
• पञ्चामृतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चामृत (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च + अमृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (करण)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun, nominative singular

• स्नानम्: bathing (rite)
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• एकादश्याम्: on Ekādaśī
• एकादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (अधिकरण)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/पदपूरक; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be performed
• कारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative: कारय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative; ‘should cause to be done’

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• सायुज्यकम्: union (with him), sāyujya
• सायुज्यकम्: Karya/Phala (फल/प्रत्यय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायुज्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (predicate)

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘would/should be’

• कुलशतायुतैः: with hundreds and tens of thousands of families (i.e., many lineages)
• कुलशतायुतैः: Sahakari/Hetu (सहकारी/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलशतायुत (प्रातिपदिक; कुल + शत + अयुत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (सह/साधनभाव)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/observance context within Purva Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ekadashi
• Pancamrita

FAQs

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

It presents Ekādaśī worship as a direct bhakti-oriented means to attain Viṣṇu’s sāyujya (liberating union), emphasizing that sincere observance has far-reaching merit that can elevate one’s lineage as well.

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

By prescribing a simple, devotional rite—bathing with pañcāmṛta on Ekādaśī—it highlights that loving ritual service to Viṣṇu, performed on sacred tithi, becomes a powerful vehicle for divine grace and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses calendrical discipline tied to tithi (Ekādaśī), aligning with Jyotiṣa-style timekeeping for vrata performance, and it reflects Kalpa-style ritual procedure through the prescribed snāna with pañcāmṛta.