Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

फलं लब्ध्वाखिलान्कामानंते ब्रह्मपदं लभेत् । अस्मिन्नेव दिने विप्र बालेंदुमुदितं परे ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

phalaṃ labdhvākhilānkāmānaṃte brahmapadaṃ labhet | asminneva dine vipra bāleṃdumuditaṃ pare || 3 ||

Translation

得此果报——诸愿皆满——最终便证得梵（Brahman）之境。婆罗门啊，此事就在那一天发生：当明半月中，新月初升之时。

Word by Word

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Kriyā-anuvṛtti (क्रियानुवृत्ति)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ्) त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerund/त्वान्त), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having obtained)

• akhilān: all
• akhilān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाववत् अर्थ: ‘at the end’

• brahma-padam: the state/abode of Brahman (Brahmā)
• brahma-padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘brahmaṇaḥ padam’

• labhet: would attain / should attain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ्) धातु
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc./Neut.), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (demonstrative)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• dine: on the day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bāla-indu-muditam: (that which is) gladdened like a young moon / with the young moon risen
• bāla-indu-muditam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāla + indu + mudita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘bālaḥ induḥ yasmin’/‘bālendu-sadṛśaṃ muditam’ (textual epithet)

• pare: in the other/next (contextual)
• pare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th) एकवचन (Singular) अथवा प्रथमा बहुवचन; संदिग्ध-पाठ (context suggests ‘in the next/other [tithi]’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvitīyā vrata (within the month-wise series; this verse gives phala)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: the promised spiritual result is not merely worldly fulfillment but the highest end—attaining brahmapada, i.e., liberation—after the fruit of the observance is gained.

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

By linking the promised “fruit” of a sacred observance to brahmapada, it reflects the Purāṇic principle that properly performed devotional/ritual acts culminate in the supreme goal, not just temporary boons.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astronomy/astrology) through lunar timing—specifying the appearance of the bālendu (waxing young moon) in the bright fortnight as an auspicious marker for the result.