Shloka 35

Devanagari script

प्रयोक्तव्या च तत्त्वज्ञैः पुनरावृत्ति दुर्लभा । यदुपोष्यं हरिदिनं तदवश्यमिति स्थितिः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

prayoktavyā ca tattvajñaiḥ punarāvṛtti durlabhā | yadupoṣyaṃ haridinaṃ tadavaśyamiti sthitiḥ || 35 ||

Translation

ତତ୍ତ୍ୱଜ୍ଞମାନେ ଏହା ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଆଚରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ, କାରଣ ମାନବ ସୁଯୋଗ ପୁନଃ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତି ଦୁର୍ଲଭ। ହରିଦିନରେ ଯେଉଁ ଉପବାସ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ, ସେହିଟି ଅବଶ୍ୟ ପାଳନୀୟ—ଏହି ନିୟମ ସ୍ଥିର।

Word by Word

• प्रयोक्तव्या: should be practiced
• प्रयोक्तव्या: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-युज् (धातु) → प्रयोक्तव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be practiced/undertaken’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तत्त्वज्ञैः: by the knowers of truth
• तत्त्वज्ञैः: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (tattvaṃ jānanti = ‘knowers of truth’)

• पुनरावृत्तिः: return (rebirth)
• पुनरावृत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर् (अव्यय) + आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (punar-āvṛttiḥ = ‘return again’)

• दुर्लभा: hard to obtain (rare)
• दुर्लभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘पुनरावृत्तिः’)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• उपोष्यम्: to be fasted/observed (as fast)
• उपोष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-वस् (धातु) → उपोष्य (कृदन्त, यत्/ण्यत् भाव)
• Form: gerundive (to be fasted/observed as a fast), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरिदिनम्: Hari’s day
• हरिदिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हरेः दिनम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• अवश्यम्: certainly/necessarily
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb; certainly/necessarily)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• स्थितिः: the established rule/position
• स्थितिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (instructional voice within the Uttara-Bhaga’s vrata/tirtha-dharma teaching flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-dina upavāsa (general; specific vrata name not given)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira (discipline)

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It stresses urgency and discipline: a human chance is rare, so one should actually practice prescribed dharma—especially fasting dedicated to Hari—as a direct support for purification and devotion.

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

Bhakti here is made practical: honoring “Hari’s day” with upavāsa is presented as a mandatory devotional observance, turning reverence for Vishnu into a lived vrata rather than mere belief.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice): knowing which day is ‘Hari’s day’ and how to observe its fast belongs to applied dharma/ritual procedure rather than grammar or astrology explicitly.