Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

चैत्रस्य कृष्णैकादशीं पापमोचनिकां द्विज । उपाष्य द्वादश्यांप्रातर्गोविंदं पूजयेत्तथा ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

caitrasya kṛṣṇaikādaśīṃ pāpamocanikāṃ dvija | upāṣya dvādaśyāṃprātargoviṃdaṃ pūjayettathā || 80 ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc nhị sinh, sau khi giữ trai giới Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī rơi vào nửa tháng tối của tháng Caitra, thì sáng sớm ngày Dvādaśī kế tiếp cũng hãy thờ phụng Govinda như vậy.

Word by Word

• चैत्रस्य: of (the month) Caitra
• चैत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• कृष्णा-एकादशीम्: the dark-fortnight Ekādaśī
• कृष्णा-एकादशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा + एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृष्णा एकादशी = dark-fortnight Ekādaśī)

• पापमोचनिकाम्: sin-removing
• पापमोचनिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + मोचनिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (एकादशीम्); तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य मोचनिका)

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• उपाष्य: having fasted
• उपाष्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having fasted/observed (a vow)’; here in sense of उपवास

• द्वादश्याम्: on Dvādaśī
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: ‘likewise’)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction to a dvija within the Narada Purana’s vrata discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links disciplined vrata practice (Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī) with direct devotional completion—worship of Govinda on Dvādaśī—presenting sin-removal as both ethical restraint and God-centered devotion.

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

Bhakti is shown as the culmination of observance: fasting/keeping Ekādaśī is not merely austerity; it is meant to lead into conscious worship of Govinda, especially on the next morning (Dvādaśī), completing the vow through personal devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It applies calendrical and ritual timing (tithi-based observance: Ekādaśī followed by Dvādaśī morning worship), reflecting practical jyotiṣa-style lunar-day reckoning used for vrata scheduling.