Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

नश्यते तस्य दौर्भाग्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा । शुचिशुक्लत्रयोदश्यामेकभक्तं समाचरेत् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

naśyate tasya daurbhāgyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | śuciśuklatrayodaśyāmekabhaktaṃ samācaret || 22 ||

Translation

他的厄运必被消除——对此无需疑虑。在清净明半月的第十三日（Trayodaśī），应如法行持“eka-bhakta”，即一日一食。

Word by Word

• naśyate: is destroyed / perishes
• naśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (नश् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• daurbhāgyam: misfortune
• daurbhāgyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daurbhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात

• atra: here / in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक अव्यय

• kāryā: to be done / necessary
• kāryā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ कृ धातु से)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• vicāraṇā: consideration / deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śuci-śukla-trayodaśyām: on the pure bright (fortnight) thirteenth (tithi)
• śuci-śukla-trayodaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक) + śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + trayodaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेषणपूर्वक तिथिनाम); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• eka-bhaktam: single-meal (observance)
• eka-bhaktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; व्रत/आहारविशेषः (single-meal observance)

• samācaret: should practice/observe
• samācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर् धातु) उपसर्ग सम् + आ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Narada (instructional narration within vrata context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (tithi-based observance within the described rite)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined vrata-practice—specifically the eka-bhakta observance on Śukla Trayodaśī—removes daurbhāgya (misfortune) and strengthens auspiciousness through regulated living.

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

Bhakti is supported by niyama (religious discipline): limiting oneself to a single meal on an auspicious tithi is a devotional restraint that purifies intention and aligns daily life with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical timing (tithi in the lunar month—Śukla Trayodaśī), reflecting applied Jyotiṣa-style timekeeping used for vrata and ritual observances.