Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months

Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

स सर्वपापनिर्भुक्तः प्राप्नोति हरिसाम्यताम् । अस्यामेव समुद्दिष्टं भर्तृद्वादशिकाव्रतम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

sa sarvapāpanirbhuktaḥ prāpnoti harisāmyatām | asyāmeva samuddiṣṭaṃ bhartṛdvādaśikāvratam || 10 ||

Translation

သူသည် အပြစ်အားလုံးမှ ကင်းစင်၍ ဟရီ (ဗိရှ္ဏု) နှင့် ဆင်တူသော အဆင့်ကို ရောက်၏။ ဤအကြောင်းအရာတွင်ပင် “ဘရ္တೃ-ဒွါဒသိကာ-ဝရတ” ဟု ခေါ်သော ဝရတကိုလည်း သတ်မှတ်ထား၏။

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• sarva-pāpa-nirbhuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• sarva-pāpa-nirbhuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + nir-√bhuj (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘nirbhukta’ = freed/consumed away; तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेषां पापानां निर्भुक्तः (freed from all sins)

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; pra-√āp = to attain

• hari-sāmyatām: equality with Hari
• hari-sāmyatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + sāmyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—हरेः साम्यता (equality with Hari)

• asyām: in this (vow/observance)
• asyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• samuddiṣṭam: is declared
• samuddiṣṭam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√diś (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been indicated/declared’

• bhartṛ-dvādaśikā-vratam: the Bhartṛ-Dvādaśikā vow
• bhartṛ-dvādaśikā-vratam: Karma/Pratipādya (कर्म/प्रतिपाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ + dvādaśikā + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—भर्तृसम्बन्धिनी द्वादशिका तस्यां व्रतम् (the Bhartṛ-Dvādaśikā vow)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Bhartṛ-dvādaśikā-vrata (mentioned as prescribed here)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It states the phala (result) of the prescribed vow: complete purification from sin and attainment of Hari-sāmya—closeness or likeness to Viṣṇu as the supreme devotional goal.

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

By presenting a Viṣṇu-centered vrata as a direct means to inner purification and divine proximity, it frames disciplined observance (vrata) as an applied form of bhakti leading toward liberation-oriented grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-style vrata-vidhi) is implied: structured observance, timing, and rule-based practice typical of Purāṇic dharma instruction, though no specific Vedāṅga (like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa) is explicitly named in this verse.