Shloka 30

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

तद्भयाद्धि जनाः सर्वे द्वादशीं समुपासते । व्याजेनापि मुनुश्रेष्ठ द्वादश्यां समुपोषिताः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

tadbhayāddhi janāḥ sarve dvādaśīṃ samupāsate | vyājenāpi munuśreṣṭha dvādaśyāṃ samupoṣitāḥ || 30 ||

Translation

ସେଇ ଭୟରୁ ସମସ୍ତେ ଦ୍ୱାଦଶୀକୁ ଉପାସନା କରନ୍ତି। ହେ ମୁନିଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ଅଜୁହାତରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେମାନେ ଦ୍ୱାଦଶୀରେ ଉପବାସ କରି ଦିଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• tad-bhayāt: from that fear
• tad-bhayāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (भय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) ‘bhaya’, Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); ‘from that fear’

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

• janāḥ: people
• janāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (जन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; adjective qualifying janāḥ

• dvādaśīm: the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• dvādaśīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (द्वादशी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• samupāsate: observe/worship
• samupāsate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√ās (सम्+उप+√आस् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Plural; ‘to worship/observe’

• vyājena: by a pretext
• vyājena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāja (व्याज-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; ‘by pretext’

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), concessive ‘even’

• munu-śreṣṭha: O best of sages
• munu-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि-प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; address to ‘best of sages’ (text reads मुनु-; understood as मुनि-)

• dvādaśyām: on Dvādaśī
• dvādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (द्वादशी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• samupoṣitāḥ: having fasted
• samupoṣitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√vas (सम्+उप+√वस्/उपवासे धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; ‘having fasted/kept a fast’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī-sevā / Dvādaśī-vrata (connected to Harivāsara discipline)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhayanaka","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Fear of consequence motivates observance, which resolves into the stabilizing practice of fasting/keeping Dvādaśī."}

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It stresses the compelling power of Dvādaśī-observance: even those motivated by fear or social pretext still perform a Hari-pleasing fast, indicating Dvādaśī’s strong dharmic protection and merit.

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

Bhakti is supported by vrata-discipline: honoring Dvādaśī (closely linked with Viṣṇu’s worship-time, Hari-vāsara) trains the mind toward restraint and remembrance, so practice can mature from fear-driven compliance into genuine devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is implied—observing tithi-based vows (Dvādaśī) and upavāsa rules tied to the lunar calendar, a practical application of traditional time-reckoning used in vrata performance.