Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

विष्णुपूजां चाहरहः परमस्थानकांक्षया । एकादशीव्रतं यत्तु कुर्वंति श्रद्धया नराः ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

viṣṇupūjāṃ cāharahaḥ paramasthānakāṃkṣayā | ekādaśīvrataṃ yattu kurvaṃti śraddhayā narāḥ || 95 ||

Translation

പരമധാമം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് ജനങ്ങൾ ദിനംപ്രതി വിഷ്ണുപൂജ ചെയ്യുന്നു; കൂടാതെ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ഏകാദശി വ്രതവും അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• विष्णु-पूजाम्: worship of Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः पूजा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अहर्-अहः: day by day, daily
• अहर्-अहः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहर् (प्रातिपदिक) + अहः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) अर्थे ‘प्रतिदिनम्’

• परम-स्थान-काङ्क्षया: with the desire for the supreme abode
• परम-स्थान-काङ्क्षया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + काङ्क्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—परमं स्थानम् (कर्मधारय) + तस्य काङ्क्षा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• एकादशी-व्रतम्: the Ekādaśī vow
• एकादशी-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात

• कुर्वन्ति: they do/observe
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ekadashi

FAQs

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

It identifies daily Viṣṇu-worship and faithful observance of Ekādaśī as direct devotional disciplines undertaken with the aim of reaching the supreme state/abode (parama-sthāna), i.e., liberation and closeness to Viṣṇu.

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

Bhakti is shown as steady practice: regular (daily) pūjā plus periodic sacred discipline (Ekādaśī vrata), both empowered by śraddhā (faith) and oriented toward Viṣṇu as the highest goal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (vrata) and calendrical observance are implied—Ekādaśī is a tithi-based vow, aligning devotional practice with traditional time-reckoning used in dharma and pūjā procedures.