Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

इत्येवमादिभिः शुद्धो वशी सर्वहिते रतः । उपवासपरो भूत्वा परां सिद्धिमवान्पुयात् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

ityevamādibhiḥ śuddho vaśī sarvahite rataḥ | upavāsaparo bhūtvā parāṃ siddhimavānpuyāt || 29 ||

Translation

یوں ایسے اعمال سے پاک ہو کر، نفس پر قابو رکھنے والا اور سب کے بھلے میں مشغول سالک، جب اُپواس کا پابند بنتا ہے تو اعلیٰ ترین روحانی کمال پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एवम्-आदिभिः: by such (rules) beginning with ‘thus’
• एवम्-आदिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः ‘एवम्’ + ‘आदि’ = ‘एवमादि’ (by such things as these)

• शुद्धः: purified
• शुद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (nominative singular masculine)

• वशी: self-controlled
• वशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (self-controlled)

• सर्व-हिते: in the welfare of all
• सर्व-हिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘सर्वस्य हितम्’ (in the welfare of all)

• रतः: devoted
• रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (devoted/engaged)

• उपवास-परः: intent on fasting
• उपवास-परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘उपवासे परः’ (intent on fasting)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having become’

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अवान्: possessing (it)
• अवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवत्/वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अवान्’ = ‘युक्तः/सम्पन्नः’ (possessed of)

• पुयात्: should attain/reach
• पुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √पू ‘to purify’ in sense ‘to attain/arrive’ (contextual)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha/Dharma instruction flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It links inner purity, self-mastery, and compassion with the observance of upavāsa, presenting fasting as a dharmic discipline that culminates in the highest siddhi (spiritual attainment).

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

By emphasizing self-control and living for the good of all, it frames vrata-like austerity (such as fasting) as supportive of a sattvic, devotional life that ripens into supreme spiritual realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily vrata/dharma-focused rather than technical Vedanga; its practical takeaway is disciplined upavāsa with ethical conduct (sarvahita) as a regulated observance within ritual-dharma practice.