Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने द्वादशमासस्थितत्रयोदशीव्रतकथनं नाम द्वाविंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १२२ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne dvādaśamāsasthitatrayodaśīvratakathanaṃ nāma dvāviṃśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 122 ||

Translation

یوں شری بृहन्नاردییہ پران کے پُروَ بھاگ اور بृहدُوپाखیان میں ‘بارہ مہینوں تک ادا کیے جانے والے تریودشی ورت کا بیان’ کے نام سے ایک سو بائیسواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; compound used as title-location: ‘in the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa’

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former section
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great sub-narrative
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• dvādaśa-māsa-sthita-trayodaśī-vrata-kathanam: (the section called) ‘Narration of the Trayodaśī vow observed for twelve months’
• dvādaśa-māsa-sthita-trayodaśī-vrata-kathanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject of nominal sentence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā धातु) + trayodaśī (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + kathana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; title-compound meaning ‘the narration of the Trayodaśī vow observed for twelve months’

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), naming particle (नाम-प्रयोगः)

• dvāviṃśat-adhika-śatatamaḥ: one hundred and twenty-second
• dvāviṃśat-adhika-śatatamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvāviṃśati (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (तद्धित/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal adjective qualifying ‘adhyāyaḥ’

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic colophon/closing formula; chapter-end marker)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Trayodaśī-vrata (dvādaśa-māsa-sthita)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Nārada (textual source: Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa)

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse that seals the teaching by naming the chapter and its topic—affirming the completion and scriptural authority of the Trayodaśī-vrata narration as a dharmic observance.

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

By foregrounding a recurring, month-by-month vrata, it frames bhakti as sustained practice—devotion expressed through disciplined observance rather than a one-time act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses calendrical/ritual timing—Trayodaśī (lunar tithi) and a twelve-month cycle—aligning with Jyotiṣa-based scheduling and Kalpa-style ritual organization.