Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā

Devanagari script

सर्वाभीष्टप्रदं चैव सर्वव्रतफलप्रदम् । मार्गशीर्षे सिते पक्षे दशम्यां नियतेन्द्रियः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

sarvābhīṣṭapradaṃ caiva sarvavrataphalapradam | mārgaśīrṣe site pakṣe daśamyāṃ niyatendriyaḥ || 3 ||

Translation

हे सर्व अभिष्ट देणारे व सर्व व्रतांचे फल देणारे आहे. मार्गशीर्ष महिन्यात शुक्ल पक्षातील दशमीला इंद्रिये संयमित करून याचे आचरण करावे।

Word by Word

• sarva-abhīṣṭa-pradam: granting all desired (things)
• sarva-abhīṣṭa-pradam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: sarvam abhīṣṭam dadāti iti = giver of all desired (boons); adjective (of haripañcakam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारणबोधक अव्यय)

• sarva-vrata-phala-pradam: bestowing the fruits of all vows
• sarva-vrata-phala-pradam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: sarveṣāṃ vratānāṃ phalaṃ dadāti iti = giver of the fruit of all vows; adjective (of haripañcakam)

• mārgaśīrṣe: in (the month of) Mārgaśīrṣa
• mārgaśīrṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārgaśīrṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• site: in the bright (fortnight)
• site: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying pakṣe

• pakṣe: fortnight
• pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• daśamyām: on the tenth (lunar day)
• daśamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• niyata-indriyaḥ: with restrained senses
• niyata-indriyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); bahuvrīhi: niyatāni indriyāṇi yasya saḥ = one whose senses are restrained

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Haripañcaka (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

The verse frames vrata as a disciplined, time-specific spiritual practice: when performed with sense-restraint on the prescribed tithi, it is said to yield comprehensive merit—fulfilling desires and concentrating the fruits of many vows.

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

By emphasizing niyatendriya (control of the senses), it highlights an inner devotional posture—self-regulation and purity—through which ritual observance becomes a focused offering rather than mere external action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical precision—month (Mārgaśīrṣa), fortnight (śukla pakṣa), and tithi (Daśamī)—reflecting practical Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga usage for correctly timing religious observances.