Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months

Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

संसारपाशविच्छित्तिकारकं ज्ञानसागरम् । अस्यास्तूपोषणादेव मुक्तः स्याद्विप्र भोजनः ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

saṃsārapāśavicchittikārakaṃ jñānasāgaram | asyāstūpoṣaṇādeva muktaḥ syādvipra bhojanaḥ || 113 ||

Translation

இது (உபதேசம்/புராணம்) சம்சாரப் பாசங்களை அறுக்கும் ஞானக் கடல். இதன் ஸ்தூபத்தைப் போஷித்து பராமரிப்பதாலேயே பிராமணர்களுக்கு அன்னம் அளிப்பவரும் முக்தி பெறுவார்।

Word by Word

• संसार: cycle of worldly existence
• संसार: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण

• पाश: bond/snare
• पाश: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण

• विच्छित्ति: cutting off, severance
• विच्छित्ति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + छिद् (धातु) + क्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण; भाववाचक (act of cutting off)

• कारकम्: causing the cutting of worldly bonds
• कारकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + ण्वुल्/अक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: संसार-पाश-विच्छित्ति-कारकम् = ‘that which causes the severing of worldly bonds’; ‘(देवम्/नारायणम्)’ इति विशेषण

• ज्ञान: knowledge
• ज्ञान: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण

• सागरम्: ocean of knowledge
• सागरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः: ज्ञान-सागरम् = ‘ocean of knowledge’; ‘(देवम्/नारायणम्)’ इति विशेषण

• अस्याः: of this
• अस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (of this [tithi/vow])

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis)

• उपोषणात्: from fasting (observance)
• उपोषणात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप + वस् (धातु) + ल्युट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; क्रियावाचक-नाम (fasting/observance)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: “only/indeed”)

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-भावे (freed)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• भोजनः: the eater (person)
• भोजनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (one who eats / the eater)

Speaker

Narada (in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework; merit statement within the Anukramanika section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It presents the text/teaching as a liberating “ocean of knowledge” and links mokṣa not only to jñāna but also to dharmic merit—supporting sacred structures and feeding brāhmaṇas—as practices that help cut saṃsāra-bonds.

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

While not naming a deity here, it reflects a Purāṇic bhakti-ethos: reverence for sacred embodiments of dharma (like a stūpa/monument) and service (anna-dāna to vipras) are treated as spiritually potent acts that support liberation alongside inner knowledge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual-ethics (dharma) in the form of stūpa-poṣaṇa and vipra-bhojana as merit-generating conduct.