Shloka 4

Devanagari script

यदि नो भोजनं कुर्यात्संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे । तदा स्वहस्ते संगृह्य खङगं राजा पतिस्तव ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

yadi no bhojanaṃ kuryātsaṃprāpte harivāsare | tadā svahaste saṃgṛhya khaṅagaṃ rājā patistava || 4 ||

Translation

ഹരിവാസരം വന്നപ്പോൾ അവൻ ഭക്ഷണം ഒഴിവാക്കാതെ ഇരുന്നാൽ, നിന്റെ ഭർത്താവായ രാജാവ് സ്വന്തം കൈയിൽ ഖഡ്ഗം എടുത്ത് ആ ലംഘനത്തിന് ശിക്ഷ നൽകണം।

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional)

• नः: our
• नः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive) बहुवचन (or enclitic ‘our’); सन्दर्भे ‘नः’ = ‘our/for us’

• भोजनम्: meal, food
• भोजनम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do/make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सम्प्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• सम्प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) → सम्प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी (7th case/locative), एकवचन; नपुंसक/पुं?—सन्दर्भे ‘(दिने) सम्प्राप्ते’ = locative absolute

• हरि-वासरे: on Hari's day (e.g., Sunday/Ekadashi contextually)
• हरि-वासरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (हरिवासरः = Hari's day); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• स्व-हस्ते: in (his) own hand
• स्व-हस्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/in his own hand)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय (स्वः हस्तः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• संगृह्य: having taken/held
• संगृह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• पतिः: husband
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘राजा’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (in dialogue instruction to Nārada; Ekādaśī/Harivāsara discipline context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi (Harivāsara discipline)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It underscores Harivāsara (commonly Ekādaśī) as a sanctified time dedicated to Hari, where restraint—especially from eating—is treated as a serious dharmic obligation rather than a casual choice.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through vrata-niyama (devotional discipline): honoring Hari’s day by fasting or abstaining from food becomes a concrete act of devotion and reverence toward Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-calendar discipline (connected with Jyotiṣa/kalā—timing of sacred days like Ekādaśī/Harivāsara) and dharma-śāstra style enforcement of vows, emphasizing correct observance of sacred time.