Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

शुक्लाष्टम्यां तु पौषस्य शिवं सम्पूज्य भक्तितः । भुक्तिमुक्तिमवाप्नोति भक्तिमेकां समाचरन् ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

śuklāṣṭamyāṃ tu pauṣasya śivaṃ sampūjya bhaktitaḥ | bhuktimuktimavāpnoti bhaktimekāṃ samācaran || 89 ||

Translation

แต่ในวันอัษฏมีปักษ์สว่างเดือนเปาษะ ผู้ใดบูชาพระศิวะด้วยศรัทธาอย่างครบถ้วน และประพฤติภักติอย่างแน่วแน่ ย่อมบรรลุทั้งความสมบัติทางโลกและโมกษะ.

Word by Word

• शुक्ल-अष्टम्याम्: on the bright eighth (tithi)
• शुक्ल-अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (locative of time)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• पौषस्य: of Pauṣa (month)
• पौषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object of worship)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ (ablative of cause/manner: out of devotion)

• भुक्ति-मुक्तिम्: enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्व/युगपदर्थ); कर्म (object attained)

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of practice)

• एकाम्: single/one-pointed
• एकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of भक्तिम्)

• समाचरन्: practicing/observing
• समाचरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √चर् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (one who practices)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Narada Purana discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that a time-specific Śiva-pūjā (Pauṣa śukla aṣṭamī) performed with sincere devotion yields both life-supporting welfare (bhukti) and the highest goal (mukti).

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

The verse emphasizes ekā-bhakti—single-minded devotion—as the decisive inner discipline that makes ritual worship spiritually efficacious.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical/astronomical timing (tithi and lunar month—Pauṣa, śukla aṣṭamī), aligning with Jyotiṣa-based vrata scheduling used in Purāṇic ritual practice.