Shloka 29

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे । ये केचिद्भुञ्जते मर्त्यास्ते मे दंडेषु यांति हि ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ saṃprāpte harivāsare | ye kecidbhuñjate martyāste me daṃḍeṣu yāṃti hi || 29 ||

Translation

ହରିବାସର (ଏକାଦଶୀ) ଆସିଲେ ଭୋଜନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ—କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ। ଯେ ମର୍ତ୍ୟ ସେଦିନ ଖାଏ, ସେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ମୋ ଦଣ୍ଡରେ ପଡ଼େ।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• bhoktavyam: to be eaten (permitted)
• bhoktavyam: Kriya (क्रिया/vidhi-nishedha)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (√भुज् धातु) + tavya (तव्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); impersonal prohibition ‘should be eaten’ (here: should not be eaten)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• bhoktavyam: to be eaten
• bhoktavyam: Kriya (क्रिया/vidhi-nishedha)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (√भुज् धातु) + tavya (तव्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्-कृदन्त), Neuter, Nom/Acc Singular; repetition for emphasis

• saṃprāpte: when it has arrived
• saṃprāpte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ√prāp (सम्+√प्राप् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); locative absolute sense ‘when (it) has arrived’

• hari-vāsare: on the day of Hari
• hari-vāsare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (हरि-प्रातिपदिक) + vāsara (वासर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); ‘on Hari’s day’

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• kecit: some
• kecit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; indefinite ‘some’ (केचित्)

• bhuñjate: eat
• bhuñjate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (√भुज् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• martyāḥ: mortals
• martyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (मर्त्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; correlative pronoun

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form

• daṃḍeṣu: in punishments/torments
• daṃḍeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṃḍa (दण्ड-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yānti: go
• yānti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (√या धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

Speaker

Yama (implied authority of punishment; framed within the Narada–Sanatkumāra teaching on Ekādaśī/Harivāsara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harivāsara (Ekādaśī)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari
• Yama

FAQs

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

It declares Harivāsara (Ekādaśī) as a sacrosanct vrata-day where restraint from eating is a direct act of dharma and Viṣṇu-bhakti; violating it is treated as a serious transgression with karmic consequences overseen by Yama.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through vrata-niyama (disciplined observance): honoring Hari’s day by fasting/self-control is presented as devotion in action, prioritizing remembrance of Viṣṇu over bodily appetite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied: the verse stresses a rule-based vrata observance (niṣedha—prohibition) tied to sacred calendrical timing (Harivāsara/Ekādaśī) and its prescribed conduct.