Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्यसौख्यसौभाग्यरूपाणि प्राप्नुयान्नरः । मार्गशुक्लचतुर्दश्यामेकभुक्तः पुरोदितम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

aiśvaryasaukhyasaubhāgyarūpāṇi prāpnuyānnaraḥ | mārgaśuklacaturdaśyāmekabhuktaḥ puroditam || 60 ||

Translation

Một người sẽ đạt được phú quý, an lạc, may mắn và dung sắc, nếu vào ngày Caturdaśī (ngày 14) của nửa tháng sáng trong tháng Mārgaśīrṣa chỉ thọ thực một lần, đúng như đã dạy ở trên.

Word by Word

• aiśvarya-saukhya-saubhāgya-rūpāṇi: forms of prosperity, happiness, good fortune, and beauty
• aiśvarya-saukhya-saubhāgya-rūpāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya + saukhya + saubhāgya + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)

• prāpnuyāt: should obtain
• prāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp + pra (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• mārga-śukla-caturdaśyām: on the bright fortnight’s fourteenth (tithi) of Mārgaśīrṣa
• mārga-śukla-caturdaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (मार्गशीर्ष) + śukla + caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्देश-समास: 'in the bright (fortnight) fourteenth of Mārgaśīrṣa'

• eka-bhuktaḥ: having eaten once (only)
• eka-bhuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + bhukta (√bhuj, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त), used adjectivally: 'having eaten once'

• puraḥ: beforehand
• puraḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'beforehand/earlier'

• uditam: as prescribed/said
• uditam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udita (√ud + ita; कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त/क्तवत् sense): 'said/prescribed'

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/niyama context, within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (a caturdaśī-niyama/vrata instruction in context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: disciplined restraint (ekabhukta) performed on an auspicious tithi is said to refine one’s life-conditions, yielding prosperity, well-being, and auspiciousness as karmic results.

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

Though the verse is framed as a vrata result, such regulated observances are typically undertaken as offerings to the divine; the discipline supports steadiness of mind and devotional intent, which are foundational to Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical discipline—tithi and lunar fortnight timing (Śukla Caturdaśī in Mārgaśīrṣa)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning used to schedule vows and rituals.