Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

श्रावणस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु जाति चंद्रोदये मुने ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

śrāvaṇasya caturthyāṃ tu jāti caṃdrodaye mune || 11 ||

Translation

ดูก่อนฤๅษี ในวันจตุรถีแห่งเดือนศราวณะ พึงเริ่มปฏิบัติพรตที่เรียกว่า “ชาติ-จันโทรทยะ”

Word by Word

• श्रावणस्य: of (the month) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन; मासनाम

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth lunar day
• चतुर्थ्याम्: अधिकरण (Location/Time—अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• जाति: birth/caste (textually unclear here)
• जाति: अनिर्णीत (Unclear due to textual/elliptic construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; पाठान्तर/वाक्यभङ्गसम्भवः—अर्थः ‘जाते’ (सप्तमी) इति अपेक्षितः; यथापाठं प्रथमा

• चन्द्र-उदये: at moonrise
• चन्द्र-उदये: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; ‘चन्द्रस्य उदये’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Jāti-Candrodaya

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It marks a precise sacred time—Śrāvaṇa Caturthī—for performing a named vow (vrata), showing how dharma is practiced through calendrical discipline and faith in auspicious timing.

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

By prescribing a specific vrata on an auspicious tithi, it frames devotion as regular, time-bound worship—bhakti expressed through observance, restraint, and ritual remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Jyotiṣa (Vedic calendrics/astrology): identifying the month (Śrāvaṇa) and tithi (Caturthī) as the correct ritual timing for a particular observance.