Shloka 23

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा यथोद्दिष्टमेकवारमिदं व्रतम् । यमैश्च नियमैर्युक्तः श्रद्धाभक्तिपरायणः ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā yathoddiṣṭamekavāramidaṃ vratam | yamaiśca niyamairyuktaḥ śraddhābhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || 23 ||

Translation

Làm như vậy, đã thực hành lời nguyện này một lần đúng như được chỉ dạy, người ấy phải đầy đủ các yama và niyama, và một lòng nương tựa nơi đức tin cùng bhakti.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (प्रकार-अव्यय, adverb)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-anta (क्त्वान्त, absolutive/gerund), avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa

• yathā-uddiṣṭam: as prescribed
• yathā-uddiṣṭam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + uddiṣṭa (क्त, ud+√diś/दिश् ‘to indicate’)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa (अव्ययीभाव); whole used adverbially ‘as instructed’

• eka-vāram: once
• eka-vāram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; Dvitīyā-ekavacana form functioning as adverb (‘once’)

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• vratam: vow/observance
• vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• yamaiḥ: with restraints (yamas)
• yamaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samūccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• niyamaiḥ: with observances (niyamas)
• niyamaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• yuktaḥ: endowed/engaged
• yuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (क्त, √yuj/युज्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Kta-participle (क्तान्त)

• śraddhā-bhakti-parāyaṇaḥ: devoted to faith and devotion
• śraddhā-bhakti-parāyaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); ‘parāyaṇa’ = devoted, with śraddhā & bhakti as determinants

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that the power of a vrata is not only in performing the rite once as instructed, but in grounding it in ethical restraint (yama), personal discipline (niyama), and sincere faith and devotion.

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

Bhakti here is presented as śraddhā-bhakti-parāyaṇatā—single-pointed devotion supported by right conduct; devotion matures when the vow is performed with inner purity and disciplined living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision—doing the vow “yathoddiṣṭam” (as prescribed)—reflects the applied discipline of kalpa (ritual procedure), while yama-niyama provide the practical framework for correct observance.