Shloka 14

The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

एकादशेंद्रियैः पापं यत्कृतं भवति प्रभो । एकादश्युपवासेन तत्सर्वं विलयं व्रजेत् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

ekādaśeṃdriyaiḥ pāpaṃ yatkṛtaṃ bhavati prabho | ekādaśyupavāsena tatsarvaṃ vilayaṃ vrajet || 14 ||

Translation

Ó Senhor, qualquer pecado cometido por meio das onze faculdades dos sentidos—pelo jejum de Ekādaśī, tudo isso se dissolve por completo.

Word by Word

• एकादश-इन्द्रियैः: by the eleven senses
• एकादश-इन्द्रियैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादश + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास ('eleven' qualifying 'senses'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• कृतम्: committed; done
• कृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पापम्-विशेषण ('done/committed')

• भवति: is; becomes
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• एकादशी-उपवासेन: by the Ekādaśī fast
• एकादशी-उपवासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी + उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (एकादश्याः उपवासः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies तत्/पापम्)

• विलयम्: dissolution; destruction
• विलयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (goal as object)

• व्रजेत्: would go to; would vanish
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (addressing the Lord / revered interlocutor in the Ekadashi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī-upavāsa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It presents Ekādaśī-upavāsa as a powerful purificatory observance (vrata/prāyaścitta) that dissolves sins generated through the full range of sense-activity (the “eleven indriyas”).

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

By emphasizing fasting on Ekādaśī, it points to disciplined sense-restraint offered to Viṣṇu as a practical form of bhakti—reducing sense-driven wrongdoing and turning the practitioner toward devotional purity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily highlights ritual discipline (kalpa-style vrata practice): the observance of upavāsa on Ekādaśī as a structured dharmic remedy for moral and sensory transgressions.