Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

तथा सर्वफलत्यागः सूर्यवारव्रतं तथा । संक्रांतिस्नपनं तद्वद्विभूतिद्वादशीव्रतम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

tathā sarvaphalatyāgaḥ sūryavāravrataṃ tathā | saṃkrāṃtisnapanaṃ tadvadvibhūtidvādaśīvratam || 15 ||

Translation

అదేవిధంగా సర్వఫలత్యాగ (కర్మఫలత్యాగ) వ్రతము, అలాగే ఆదివార వ్రతము; అలాగే సంక్రాంతి స్నానం, మరియు అదే విధంగా విభూతి-ద్వాదశీ వ్రతము (ఉన్నది)।

Word by Word

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (also)

• सर्वफलत्यागः: renunciation of all fruits (of actions)
• सर्वफलत्यागः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-फल-त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarva = all + phala = fruits/results + tyāga = renunciation)

• सूर्यवारव्रतम्: the Sunday vow
• सूर्यवारव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-वार-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (Sunday vow)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (also)

• संक्रान्तिस्नपनम्: bathing at the Saṃkrānti (solar transit)
• संक्रान्तिस्नपनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति-स्नपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (saṃkrānti = solar ingress + snapana = bathing/ablution)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यतासूचक (likewise)

• विभूतिद्वादशीव्रतम्: the Vibhūti-Dvādaśī vow
• विभूतिद्वादशीव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति-द्वादशी-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (vibhūti = sacred ash/glory + dvādaśī + vrata)

Speaker

Narada (listing observances in a summary mode)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Sarva-phala-tyāga (vow of renouncing fruits); Sūrya-vāra-vrata (Sunday vow); Saṅkrānti-snapana (Saṅkrānti bath); Vibhūti-dvādaśī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It highlights a cluster of discipline-based observances—renouncing attachment to results, keeping specific weekday and calendrical vows, and performing Saṅkrānti bathing—showing how dharma is practiced through regulated ritual and inner detachment.

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

By emphasizing sarvaphala-tyāga (giving up the fruits of actions), it aligns ritual practice with devotional surrender—acts are performed as offerings rather than for personal gain, which is a core bhakti attitude.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Calendrical timing is central: Saṅkrānti (solar ingress) and Dvādaśī (12th lunar day) reflect Jyotiṣa-based ritual scheduling used in Purāṇic vrata practice.