Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यस्य च माहात्म्यं हरिवासरकीर्तनम् । अखंडैकादशीपुण्यं तथा जागरणस्य च ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

naivedyasya ca māhātmyaṃ harivāsarakīrtanam | akhaṃḍaikādaśīpuṇyaṃ tathā jāgaraṇasya ca || 36 ||

Translation

نَیویدیہ (نذرانۂ طعام) کی عظمت، ہری کے مقدس دن کا کیرتن، اکھنڈ ایکادشی ورت کا ثواب، اور جاگرن (رات بھر جاگنا) کا بھی ثواب—یہاں بیان ہوا ہے۔

Word by Word

• नैवेद्यस्य: of the food-offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरि-वासर-कीर्तनम्: chanting on the day of Hari
• हरि-वासर-कीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + वासर + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हरिवासरे कीर्तनम् = chanting on Hari's day)

• अखण्ड-एकादशी-पुण्यम्: the merit of an unbroken Ekādaśī observance
• अखण्ड-एकादशी-पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखण्ड + एकादशी + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अखण्डा एकादशी यस्मिन्/यत् = unbroken Ekādaśī; तस्य पुण्यम्)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• जागरणस्य: of the vigil (staying awake)
• जागरणस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style chapter)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights key Vishnu-devotional practices—offering naivedya, honoring Hari’s sacred day, observing Ekadashi with continuity, and keeping vigil—presented as sources of religious merit (puṇya) and devotional refinement.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as embodied worship: dedicating food to the Lord (naivedya), praising and commemorating Hari’s holy day, disciplined fasting/vow-keeping on Ekadashi, and sustained remembrance through night-long vigil.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily ritual-practice (kalpa-oriented) knowledge: rules of devotional observance (vrata), timing of holy days (harivāsara/Ekādaśī), and the associated acts like offering (naivedya) and vigil (jāgaraṇa).