Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्

Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

फाल्गुने त्वसिताष्टम्यां भीमां देवीं समर्चयेत् । तत्र व्रतपरो विप्र सर्वकामसमृद्धये ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

phālgune tvasitāṣṭamyāṃ bhīmāṃ devīṃ samarcayet | tatra vrataparo vipra sarvakāmasamṛddhaye || 92 ||

Translation

ในวันกฤษณอัษฏมีแห่งเดือนผาลคุนะ พึงบูชาพระแม่ภีมาอย่างเคารพด้วยภักติ. โอพราหมณ์ ผู้ตั้งมั่นในวรต ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมได้ความสมบูรณ์ไพบูลย์แห่งความปรารถนาทั้งปวง.

Word by Word

• फाल्गुने: in (the month of) Phālguna
• फाल्गुने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

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

• असिता-अष्टम्याम्: on the dark eighth (tithi)
• असिता-अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असिता (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• भीमाम्: Bhīmā (the goddess)
• भीमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of worship)

• देवीम्: goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म; भीमाम् इति विशेष्यस्य अपि पुनरुक्त-पर्याय (appositional)

• समर्चयेत्: should worship
• समर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there/in that (rite)
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक (adverb: there/in that observance)

• व्रत-परः: devoted to the vow/observance
• व्रत-परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of implied practitioner)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्व-काम-समृद्धये: for the fulfillment/prosperity of all desires
• सर्व-काम-समृद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhima Devi

FAQs

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

It emphasizes tithi-based vrata discipline: worship on Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī in Phālguna, performed with steadiness, is presented as a dharmic means to secure both protection and the orderly fulfillment of worldly aims.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverential, focused worship (samarcana) of the Devī on an auspicious lunar day, coupled with vrata-niyama (vow-based restraint), showing devotion as consistent practice rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses calendrical/tithi computation (a Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga application): identifying Phālguna and Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī as the correct ritual timing for the observance.