Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं व्रजेन्नरः । ज्येष्ठस्य शुक्लैकादश्यां निर्जलां समुपोष्य तु ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ vrajennaraḥ | jyeṣṭhasya śuklaikādaśyāṃ nirjalāṃ samupoṣya tu || 14 ||

Translation

Ai giữ trọn trai giới Nirjalā (không uống nước) vào ngày Ekādaśī thuộc nửa tháng sáng (Śukla pakṣa) của tháng Jyeṣṭha thì được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi và vãng sinh về cõi Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• sarva-pāpa-vinirmuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-nis-mukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, from √मुच्)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'sarvebhyaḥ pāpebhyaḥ vinirmuktaḥ' (freed from all sins)

• viṣṇu-lokam: Viṣṇu’s world
• viṣṇu-lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'viṣṇoḥ lokaḥ'

• vrajet: would go
• vrajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: Present optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jyeṣṭhasya: of (the month) Jyeṣṭha
• jyeṣṭhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śukla-ekādaśyām: on the bright-fortnight Ekādaśī
• śukla-ekādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'śuklāyāḥ ekādaśī' (bright-fortnight Ekādaśī)

• nirjalām: waterless (without water)
• nirjalām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies implied 'upavāsam/ekādaśīm'

• samupoṣya: having fasted
• samupoṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-vas (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √उपवस् with prefixes सम्+उप

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात-अव्यय), adversative/emphatic

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Nirjalā Ekādaśī (Jyeṣṭha śukla-ekādaśī)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vishnuloka
• Nirjala Ekadashi
• Jyeshtha (month)

FAQs

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

It presents Nirjalā Ekādaśī in Jyeṣṭha śukla pakṣa as a powerful vrata whose fruit is purification from sin and attainment of Viṣṇu’s realm (Viṣṇuloka).

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

By linking a devotional vow (Ekādaśī fasting) directly to Viṣṇu’s abode, it frames disciplined observance as an act of Viṣṇu-bhakti that transforms the devotee’s destiny.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses calendrical/ritual timing based on tithi and pakṣa—Ekādaśī in the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha—reflecting practical jyotiṣa-style reckoning for correct vrata performance.