Shloka 10

Devanagari script

वैष्णवे तु दिने भुक्तं नरकायैव केवलम् । माग्रहं कुरु वामोरु व्रतभंगो भवेन्मम ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

vaiṣṇave tu dine bhuktaṃ narakāyaiva kevalam | māgrahaṃ kuru vāmoru vratabhaṃgo bhavenmama || 10 ||

Translation

Ăn uống vào ngày trai giới của Vaiṣṇava chỉ dẫn đến địa ngục mà thôi. Ôi người đẹp đùi ngà, xin chớ ép buộc—bằng không, lời nguyện (vrata) của ta sẽ bị phá.

Word by Word

• वैष्णवे: on the Vaiṣṇava (sacred)
• वैष्णवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; qualifies दिने

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis/contrast

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• भुक्तम्: eating (having eaten)
• भुक्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘eating (done)’ used substantively

• नरकाय: for hell
• नरकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• केवलम्: merely, solely
• केवलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial) ‘merely’

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय used with imperative (prohibitive)

• आग्रहम्: insistence, obstinacy
• आग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do, make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वामोरु: O fair-thighed one
• वामोरु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘वामौ ऊरू यस्याः सा’

• व्रतभङ्गः: breaking of the vow
• व्रतभङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘व्रतस्य भङ्गः’

• भवेत्: would be, might occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; pronoun)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Vaiṣṇava-vrata context; framed as admonition against breaking a fast)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It stresses the sanctity of Vaiṣṇava fast-days: honoring Vishnu through restraint is treated as dharma, while violating the fast is described as a grave spiritual fault (doṣa) with painful consequences.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as loyal observance—keeping a Vishnu-centered vow despite social or emotional pressure, showing single-pointed commitment (niṣṭhā) to the Lord’s discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual discipline is implied: correct observance of vrata rules (what to do on specific sacred days) and the principle that insistence leading to vratabhaṅga is a serious fault in religious practice.