Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

तथानन्ततृतीयाया रसकल्याणिनीव्रतम् । तथैवानं दकर्याश्च व्रतं सारस्वतं पुनः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

tathānantatṛtīyāyā rasakalyāṇinīvratam | tathaivānaṃ dakaryāśca vrataṃ sārasvataṃ punaḥ || 11 ||

Translation

เช่นเดียวกันมีพรต ‘อนันต-ตฤติยา’ พรต ‘รสะ-กัลยาณินี’; อีกทั้งพรต ‘ทักรยา’ และพรต ‘สารัสวตะ’ อีกด้วย

Word by Word

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb/conjunction ‘also/likewise’

• अनन्त-तृतीयायाः: of Ananta-tṛtīyā (the third-day observance)
• अनन्त-तृतीयायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अनन्तस्य तृतीया); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• रस-कल्याणिनी-व्रतम्: the Rasakalyāṇinī vow
• रस-कल्याणिनी-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्याणिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (रसकल्याणिन्याः व्रतम्/रसकल्याणिनी-नामकं व्रतम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb/conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (अवधारण)

• आनम्: Āna (name unclear)
• आनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन; uncertain reading/meaning (पाठभेदसम्भव)

• दकर्याः: of Dakaryā (name of rite/deity)
• दकर्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दकरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• व्रतम्: vow; observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• सारस्वतम्: Sārasvata (pertaining to Sarasvatī)
• सारस्वतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; adjective qualifying व्रतम्

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘again/further’

Speaker

Suta (narrating Narada’s enumerative account of vows/observances)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ananta-tṛtīyā-vrata; Rasa-kalyāṇinī-vrata; Dakaryā-vrata; Sārasvata-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ananta (Vishnu)
• Sarasvati

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an anukrama (catalogue) entry, affirming that specific named vratas—Ananta-tṛtīyā, Rasa-kalyāṇinī, Dakaryā, and Sārasvata—are recognized dharmic observances that support auspiciousness, purity, and merit (puṇya) through disciplined ritual life.

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

By naming Ananta (a Vishnu epithet) through the Ananta-tṛtīyā vrata, the verse points to devotion expressed as regulated worship—bhakti practiced via vows, offerings, and restraint—where remembrance of Vishnu is embedded in calendrical rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly relies on Vedāṅga-based calendrical and ritual competence—especially Jyotiṣa (tithi-based timing such as tṛtīyā) and Kalpa (vrata/ritual procedure)—since these observances are performed according to lunar days and prescribed rites.