Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

वत्सरे हेमलंब्याख्ये मासि श्रीमति कार्तिके । शुक्लपक्षे चतुर्द्दश्यामरुणाभ्युदयं प्रति ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

vatsare hemalaṃbyākhye māsi śrīmati kārtike | śuklapakṣe caturddaśyāmaruṇābhyudayaṃ prati || 48 ||

Translation

Vào năm gọi là Hemalambī, trong tháng Kārttika cát tường, vào ngày thứ mười bốn của nửa tháng sáng—hướng về lúc Aruṇa (bình minh) đang dâng lên.

Word by Word

• वत्सरे: in the year
• वत्सरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हेमलंबि-आख्ये: called ‘Hemalambi’
• हेमलंबि-आख्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमलंबि (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (हेमलंबि-नामकः)

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• श्रीमति: auspicious, glorious
• श्रीमति: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (honorific/auspicious)

• कार्तिके: in Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुक्ल-पक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्ल-पक्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुक्लः पक्षः)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अरुण-अभ्युदयम्: the rising of Aruṇa (dawn)
• अरुण-अभ्युदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्युदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अरुणस्य अभ्युदयः)

• प्रति: towards, at (the time of)
• प्रति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/संबन्धबोधक (preposition) — ‘towards/at’

Speaker

Suta (narrative time-marker within the Anukramanika-style portion)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Aruṇa

FAQs

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

It functions as a precise sacred time-stamp—year, month, fortnight, tithi, and dawn—indicating that the merit of a rite or narration depends on correct auspicious timing (kāla) as part of dharma.

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

By highlighting Kārtika and the dawn-time setting, it implicitly situates devotional acts (such as pūjā, vrata, or recitation) in a highly sanctifying period traditionally associated with heightened Viṣṇu-bhakti observances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa and Kalpa are foregrounded: the verse uses calendrical parameters (saṃvatsara name, pakṣa, tithi) and a time-marker (aruṇodaya) to define the proper ritual window.