Shloka 12

The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

तावत्पापानि देहेऽस्मिंस्तिष्ठंति मनुजाधिप । यावन्नोपवसेज्जंतुः पद्मनाभदिनं शुभम् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

tāvatpāpāni dehe'smiṃstiṣṭhaṃti manujādhipa | yāvannopavasejjaṃtuḥ padmanābhadinaṃ śubham || 12 ||

Translation

மனிதரின் அதிபதியே! ஜீவன் பத்மநாபன் (விஷ்ணு) அவரின் புனித நன்னாளில் உபவாசம் செய்யாதவரை, இவ்வுடலில் பாவங்கள் தங்கியே நிற்கும்.

Word by Word

• तावत्: so long; until then
• तावत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालपरिमाणवाचक/परिमाणवाचक (adverb of extent: 'so long')

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (plural)

• देहे: in the body
• देहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुं/नपुंसक (m/n), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• तिष्ठन्ति: remain; stay
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• मनुजाधिप: O lord of men (king)
• मनुजाधिप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (genitive sense: 'of men' + 'lord'); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यावत्: as long as; until
• यावत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, यावत्-तावत् सहसम्बन्ध (correlative: 'as long as')

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• उपवसेत्: should fast; observe a fast
• उपवसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-वास् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• जन्तुः: a living being; person
• जन्तुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• पद्मनाभदिनम्: the day of Padmanābha (Ekādaśī day)
• पद्मनाभदिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मनाभ + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of Padmanābha' + 'day'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) पद्मनाभदिनम्-विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic dialogue; teaching addressed to a king as 'manujādhipa')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Padmanābha-dina upavāsa (Ekādaśī implied by immediate context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Padmanabha
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that pāpa (sinful residue) continues to cling to embodied life, and that observing Viṣṇu’s auspicious fast—Padmanābha-dina—acts as a decisive purifier that breaks this hold.

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

By centering purification on a Viṣṇu-vrata (fasting for Padmanābha), the verse frames devotion as disciplined practice: honoring Viṣṇu’s sacred day with upavāsa becomes an embodied expression of bhakti that transforms one’s inner state.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is implied: the practical rule is upavāsa on a specific sacred tithi/day associated with Viṣṇu (commonly understood as Ekādaśī observance), emphasizing correct vrata-timing and conduct.