Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

यो वै जितेंद्रियो भूत्वा सोपवासः समाहितः । अथ वैकहविष्याशी कीर्तयेच्छृणुयादपि ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

yo vai jiteṃdriyo bhūtvā sopavāsaḥ samāhitaḥ | atha vaikahaviṣyāśī kīrtayecchṛṇuyādapi || 17 ||

Translation

凡能制伏诸根，安住摄心，行持斋戒（upavāsa），继而唯食一种祭供之食（haviṣya）者，当诵扬此教/圣名，亦当聆听之。

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle) ‘indeed’

• जितेन्द्रियः: self-controlled (having conquered the senses)
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; जित + इन्द्रिय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; (इन्द्रियाणि जितानि येन) ‘one who has conquered the senses’

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having become’

• स: he
• स: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अन्वय-प्रदर्शक (correlative pronoun)

• उपवासः: (being) fasting
• उपवासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सह-समासे) ‘with fasting’

• समाहितः: composed/attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘collected, composed’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (discourse particle) ‘then/thereupon’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• एकहविष्याशी: eating only havis (restricted diet)
• एकहविष्याशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-हविष्य-आशी (प्रातिपदिक; एक + हविष्य + आशी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; (एकं हविष्यं अश्नाति) ‘one who eats only havis once/only one kind of oblation-food’

• कीर्तयेत्: should recite/praise
• कीर्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु; √कीर्त् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should recite/proclaim’

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should listen’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches that purification for sacred recitation comes from self-mastery: sense-control, fasting, and a disciplined, focused mind, culminating in devotional hearing and chanting.

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

Bhakti is framed as śravaṇa–kīrtana: listening to sacred recitation and chanting/glorifying it oneself, supported by vrata-like discipline (upavāsa and simple sanctified diet).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline is implied through haviṣya (a yajña-related, sanctified offering/food) and vrata procedure—practical guidance connected to Kalpa (ritual practice) rather than grammar or astrology.