Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months

Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana

Devanagari script

भाद्रे तु शुक्लसप्तम्याममुक्ताभरणव्रतम् । सोमस्य तु महेशस्य पूजनं चात्र कीर्तितम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

bhādre tu śuklasaptamyāmamuktābharaṇavratam | somasya tu maheśasya pūjanaṃ cātra kīrtitam || 32 ||

Translation

ในเดือนภัทร (Bhādra) วันขึ้น ๗ ค่ำ ให้ถือวรตะชื่อ ‘อมุกตาภรณะ’ และในวรตะนี้ได้กล่าวให้บูชาพระมหีศะ (ศิวะ) ในปางโสมะด้วย

Word by Word

• भाद्रे: in Bhādra (month)
• भाद्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मासवाचक (in the month Bhādra)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• शुक्ल-सप्तम्याम्: on the bright fortnight’s seventh (tithi)
• शुक्ल-सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक; समासः कर्मधारयः (शुक्ला या सप्तमी)

• अमुक्ता-भरण-व्रतम्: the vow of ‘not removing ornaments’
• अमुक्ता-भरण-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म/विधेय-वस्तु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमुक्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + भरण (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमुक्ताभरणस्य व्रतम्)

• सोमस्य: of Soma
• सोमस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• महेशस्य: of Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (कर्म/that which is prescribed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here/in this context)

• कीर्तितम्: is declared/mentioned
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त, √कीर्त्/√कृत्?; causative sense from √कीर्त् 'to mention')
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (it is stated)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/anukramanika-style listing, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Amuktābharaṇa-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Soma (Moon)

FAQs

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

It links a specific lunar date (Bhādra, Śukla Saptamī) with a named vow (Amuktābharaṇa) and emphasizes devotion expressed through prescribed worship, showing how dharma is practiced through time-bound observances.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as disciplined, calendar-based worship: the devotee undertakes a vrata and performs pūjā to Maheśa (Śiva), focusing devotion through a defined ritual commitment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/kalā (time-reckoning) in practice—observance is fixed by the lunar month (Bhādra) and tithi (Śukla Saptamī), showing how ritual timing is integral to vrata performance.