Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

यो वै जितेंद्रियो भूत्वा सोपवासः समाहितः । अथ वैकहविष्याशी कीर्तयेच्छृणुयादपि ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

yo vai jiteṃdriyo bhūtvā sopavāsaḥ samāhitaḥ | atha vaikahaviṣyāśī kīrtayecchṛṇuyādapi || 17 ||

Translation

Ai đã chế ngự các căn, giữ tâm định tĩnh, thực hành trai giới (upavāsa), rồi chỉ dùng một loại vật thực tế lễ (haviṣya)—người ấy nên xưng tụng và cũng nên lắng nghe (những lời dạy/danh hiệu) này.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle) ‘indeed’

• जितेन्द्रियः: self-controlled (having conquered the senses)
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; जित + इन्द्रिय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; (इन्द्रियाणि जितानि येन) ‘one who has conquered the senses’

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having become’

• स: he
• स: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अन्वय-प्रदर्शक (correlative pronoun)

• उपवासः: (being) fasting
• उपवासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सह-समासे) ‘with fasting’

• समाहितः: composed/attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘collected, composed’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (discourse particle) ‘then/thereupon’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• एकहविष्याशी: eating only havis (restricted diet)
• एकहविष्याशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-हविष्य-आशी (प्रातिपदिक; एक + हविष्य + आशी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; (एकं हविष्यं अश्नाति) ‘one who eats only havis once/only one kind of oblation-food’

• कीर्तयेत्: should recite/praise
• कीर्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु; √कीर्त् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should recite/proclaim’

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should listen’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that purification for sacred recitation comes from self-mastery: sense-control, fasting, and a disciplined, focused mind, culminating in devotional hearing and chanting.

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

Bhakti is framed as śravaṇa–kīrtana: listening to sacred recitation and chanting/glorifying it oneself, supported by vrata-like discipline (upavāsa and simple sanctified diet).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline is implied through haviṣya (a yajña-related, sanctified offering/food) and vrata procedure—practical guidance connected to Kalpa (ritual practice) rather than grammar or astrology.