Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months

Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे द्वादशमासस्थितसप्तमीव्रतनिरूपणं नाम षोडशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ ११६ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde dvādaśamāsasthitasaptamīvratanirūpaṇaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 116 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ ในศรีพฤหันนารทียปุราณะ ภาคปูรวะ ในพฤหทุอุปาขยานะ ในปาทะที่สี่ บทที่ ๑๑๖ อันมีชื่อว่า “การอธิบายวรตะสัปตมีที่ปฏิบัติตลอดสิบสองเดือน” ได้สิ้นสุดลง

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थ (concluding particle)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः (उपाधि-सम्बद्ध कर्मधारय-प्राय) ‘in the venerable Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa’

• पूर्वभागे: in the first part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—पूर्वः भागः (कर्मधारय)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great narrative section
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—बृहद् उपाख्यानम् (कर्मधारय)

• चतुर्थपादे: in the fourth quarter/section
• चतुर्थपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—चतुर्थः पादः (कर्मधारय)

• द्वादशमासस्थितसप्तमीव्रतनिरूपणम्: the exposition of the Saptamī vow observed through twelve months
• द्वादशमासस्थितसप्तमीव्रतनिरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + मास + स्थित + सप्तमी + व्रत + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः (तत्पुरुष-प्रधान): ‘द्वादशमासेषु स्थितस्य सप्तमीव्रतस्य निरूपणम्’

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थ (marker ‘named/called’)

• षोडशाधिकशततमः: one hundred and sixteen (116th)
• षोडशाधिकशततमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश + अधिक + शततम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of अध्यायः); समासः—षोडशेन अधिकः शततमः (संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/editorial chapter-ending formula; not a spoken dialogue verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśamāsa-sthita Saptamī-vrata (as chapter topic)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyāya 116, formally identifying the text’s location and the topic—Saptamī-vrata observed across twelve months—so the teaching can be preserved, cited, and practiced correctly.

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; instead, it frames a vrata-teaching section. In Purāṇic practice, such vows are typically performed as devotional disciplines (bhakti-sādhana) offered to the deity with regularity over time (here, twelve months).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions as textual and ritual indexing: it references a tithi-based observance (Saptamī), which connects to calendrical computation (Jyotiṣa) used to determine lunar days for vrata performance.