Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

दद्यादिह शरीरांते स्वर्गतिं चापि नारद । दशम्यां कार्तिके शुक्ले सार्वभौमव्रतं चरेत् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

dadyādiha śarīrāṃte svargatiṃ cāpi nārada | daśamyāṃ kārtike śukle sārvabhaumavrataṃ caret || 31 ||

Translation

Wahai Nārada, hendaklah seseorang menjalankan Sārvabhauma Vrata pada hari kesepuluh terang (Daśamī) dalam bulan Kārtika. Diamalkan dalam kehidupan ini, ia menganugerahkan pahala di sini, dan pada akhir jasad, memberikan jalan ke syurga juga.

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Deśādhi karaṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• शरीरान्ते: at the end of the body (at death)
• शरीरान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (शरीरस्य अन्ते), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• स्वर्गतिम्: the path/state of heaven
• स्वर्गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (स्वर्गस्य गतिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• दशम्याम्: on the Daśamī (tenth day)
• दशम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• कार्तिके: in (the month of) Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• शुक्ले: bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ले: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of कार्तिके (in the bright fortnight)

• सार्वभौमव्रतम्: the sārvabhauma vow/observance
• सार्वभौमव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्वभौम-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (सार्वभौमस्य व्रतम्/सार्वभौमं व्रतम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• चरेत्: should practice/perform
• चरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Sārvabhauma-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It elevates Kartika-śukla Daśamī as a powerful dharmic time for vrata-practice, stating that disciplined observance yields merit now and a favorable post-death destination (svarga-gati).

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

By prescribing a specific vrata in Kārtika (a month strongly associated with Viṣṇu-bhakti in Purāṇic practice), it frames devotion as embodied worship through time-bound vows that transform one’s destiny.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā/ritual timing rooted in Jyotiṣa: the observance is fixed to Daśamī tithi in Kārtika during Śukla-pakṣa, showing how lunar calendrics guide Purāṇic vrata-vidhi.