Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

माघशुक्लदशम्यां तु सोपवासो जितेंद्रियः । देवांनगिरसो नाम दश सम्यक्समर्चयेत् ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

māghaśukladaśamyāṃ tu sopavāso jiteṃdriyaḥ | devāṃnagiraso nāma daśa samyaksamarcayet || 55 ||

Translation

ماہِ ماغھ کے شُکل پکش کی دَشمی کو روزہ رکھ کر، حواس کو قابو میں کر کے، ‘دیوانگیرس’ نام کے دس دیویہ رشیوں کی ٹھیک ٹھیک پوجا کرے۔

Word by Word

• माघशुक्लदशम्याम्: on the bright tenth (day) of Māgha
• माघशुक्लदशम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (माघस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य दशमी)

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

• सोपवासः: with fasting
• सोपवासः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (स-उपवासः = with fasting)

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has controlled the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (जि धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जितानि इन्द्रियाणि येन)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अङ्गिरसः: of Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (अङ्गिरसः = of Aṅgiras)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle meaning 'named/called')

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे (ten, qualifying देवाः)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Devāṅgirasa-pūjā (as described; not a widely standardized single-name vrata in the verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devangirasa (Devāṅgirasas)
• Māgha (month)
• Śukla Daśamī (tithi)

FAQs

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

It ties spiritual merit to disciplined observance: fasting and sense-restraint on an auspicious tithi, combined with proper worship of revered divine seers, presenting vrata as a means to purify intention and conduct.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as orderly worship (samyak samarcayet) supported by inner control (jitendriya) and vrata (upavāsa), showing devotion as both reverence and self-discipline rather than emotion alone.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects calendrical/ritual timing—observance on Māgha Śukla Daśamī—aligning with Jyotiṣa-style tithi reckoning and the procedural emphasis of Kalpa (ritual method) in prescribing fast and worship.