Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

एकादशीदिने यस्तु भोक्तुमिच्छति मानवः । स भोक्तुं सर्वपापानि स्पृहयालुर्नसंशयः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

ekādaśīdine yastu bhoktumicchati mānavaḥ | sa bhoktuṃ sarvapāpāni spṛhayālurnasaṃśayaḥ || 6 ||

Translation

جو انسان ایکادشی کے دن کھانا چاہتا ہے، وہ بے شک تمام گناہوں کو اپنے اوپر لینے کی ہی خواہش رکھتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ekādaśī-dine: on the Ekādaśī day
• ekādaśī-dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः ‘on the day of Ekādaśī’

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• bhoktum: to eat
• bhoktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्)
• Form: Tumun-anta (तुमुनन्त) infinitive (भावे), ‘to eat’

• icchati: desires
• icchati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष्)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/Present), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mānavaḥ: a man/person
• mānavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to yaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• bhoktum: to eat
• bhoktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज्)
• Form: Tumun-anta (तुमुनन्त) infinitive; used with implied verb (e.g., ‘wants/tries’)

• sarva-pāpāni: all sins
• sarva-pāpāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारयः ‘all (kinds of) sins’

• spṛhayāluḥ: longing for
• spṛhayāluḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √spṛh (स्पृह्) + ālu (आलु-कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); आलु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘one who longs for’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; in ‘no doubt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on vrata-dharma)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Ekadashi

FAQs

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

It frames Ekadashi as a strict vrata-day where eating is treated as a deliberate invitation to pāpa (sin), emphasizing restraint as a purifier of conduct and intention.

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

By urging self-control on Ekadashi, it supports Vishnu-bhakti in practice: the devotee prioritizes remembrance and discipline over sense-gratification, making worship and japa steadier.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through vrata-niyamas—observances like fasting/food restriction tied to a tithi (Ekadashi) within the Vedic calendrical-ritual framework.