Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

Pūrṇimā Pūrṇa-vratas: Dharmarāja-vrata, Vaṭa-Sāvitrī-vrata, and Gopadma-vrata

Devanagari script

वैशाख्यामपि पूर्णायां दानं सर्वस्य सर्वदम् । यद्यद्द्रव्यं ददेद्विप्रे तत्तदाप्नोति निश्चितम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

vaiśākhyāmapi pūrṇāyāṃ dānaṃ sarvasya sarvadam | yadyaddravyaṃ dadedvipre tattadāpnoti niścitam || 3 ||

Translation

Também na lua cheia de Vaiśākha, a caridade torna-se doadora de todos os frutos para todos. Qualquer substância que se ofereça a um brāhmaṇa, isso mesmo se alcança com certeza como seu fruto.

Word by Word

• vaiśākhyām: in Vaiśākha
• vaiśākhyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśākhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; “in (the month/occasion of) Vaiśākha”

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (अपि) “also/even”

• pūrṇāyām: on the full-moon (day)
• pūrṇāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; “on the full-moon (day)”

• dānam: giving/charity
• dānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject/predicate-noun

• sarvasya: of all
• sarvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; “of all”

• sarva-dam: bestowing everything
• sarva-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक from √dā/दा ‘giver’)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with “dānam”: “giving all (benefits)”

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; correlative with “tat”; “whatever”

• yat: whatever (each)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; repetition for distributive sense (यद्यत्)

• dravyam: substance/wealth (to give)
• dravyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of “daded”

• dadet: should give
• dadet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vipre: to a brāhmaṇa
• vipre: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; recipient

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; correlative “that”

• tat: that (very)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; distributive repetition (तत्तत्)

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• niścitam: certainly
• niścitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: niścita (कृदन्त; ni-√ci/चि)
• Form: Past passive participle used adverbially; Neuter, Accusative/Nominative Singular; “certainly/definitely”

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: vaiśākha-pūrṇimā dāna (pūrṇā)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśākha
• Pūrṇimā
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā is an especially potent time for dāna, where charity becomes universally fruitful and yields assured results according to what is offered.

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

While framed as karma (charitable action), it supports bhakti-culture by encouraging sacred giving to worthy recipients (vipras), cultivating humility, service, and merit that traditionally aids Vishnu-bhakti and vrata observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-calendar discipline (proper timing on Pūrṇimā of Vaiśākha) and the dharmic rule of dāna to qualified recipients—practical vrata and rite-guidance rather than technical Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa.