Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

नैतेन सदृशं चान्यद्व्रतमस्ति जगत्त्रये । कृतेन येन लभ्येत कोट्यैकादशकं फलम् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

naitena sadṛśaṃ cānyadvratamasti jagattraye | kṛtena yena labhyeta koṭyaikādaśakaṃ phalam || 40 ||

Translation

Dalam tiga alam, tiada nazar lain yang setara dengan nazar ini; dengan melaksanakannya, seseorang memperoleh buah pahala sebelas koṭi, yakni kebajikan yang amat luas tak terhingga.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एतेन: by/with this
• एतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सदृशम्: similar/equal
• सदृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with व्रतम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with व्रतम्)

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जगत्-त्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘त्रिषु जगत्सु’ (in the three worlds)

• कृतेन: by (its) performance
• कृतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, कृ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘by the act/observance done’

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• लभ्येत: would be obtained
• लभ्येत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे—‘would be obtained’

• कोटि-एकादशकम्: eleven crores (of)
• कोटि-एकादशकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + एकादशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण; तत्पुरुषः—‘कोटीनां एकादशकं’ (eleven crores)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s vrata-mahima narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (refers to the previously described vrata)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It declares the unrivaled potency of a specific vrata, teaching that disciplined observance can yield extraordinary puṇya (spiritual merit) recognized across all three worlds.

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

By exalting a vrata’s results, the verse supports bhakti-oriented discipline: sincere observance (often centered on Hari/Vishnu in Narada Purana) becomes a concrete practice that intensifies devotion and purifies conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily highlights ritual discipline (vrata-vidhi) rather than a specific Vedanga; practically, it implies attention to proper observance—timing, rules, and purity—areas commonly guided by Kalpa (ritual procedure) and traditional calendrical reckoning.