Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā

Devanagari script

रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यादेकादश्यामथो द्विज । द्वादश्यां च त्रयोदश्यां चतुर्दश्यां जितेन्द्रियः ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryādekādaśyāmatho dvija | dvādaśyāṃ ca trayodaśyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ jitendriyaḥ || 12 ||

Translation

噢二次生者，于爱迦达希之夜当通宵守夜；并于德瓦达希、特罗约达希与恰图尔达希诸日亦然，制御诸根而行。

Word by Word

• rātrau: at night
• rātrau: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• jāgaraṇam: wakefulness (vigil)
• jāgaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana

• kuryāt: should do/perform
• kuryāt: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• ekādaśyām: on Ekādaśī
• ekādaśyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana

• atha: then/now
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle; sequence/अथ)

• dvija: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• dvija: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana

• dvādaśyām: on Dvādaśī
• dvādaśyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• trayodaśyām: on Trayodaśī
• trayodaśyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trayodaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana

• caturdaśyām: on Caturdaśī
• caturdaśyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana

• jita-indriyaḥ: self-controlled
• jita-indriyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita+indriya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana; Bahuvrīhi: ‘one whose senses are conquered’

Speaker

Narada (instructional discourse within vrata-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi-related observance (multi-tithi vigil)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ekadashi
• Dvadashi
• Trayodashi
• Chaturdashi
• Dvija

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotional observance is not only fasting but also disciplined wakefulness and mastery of the senses across key lunar days, strengthening steadiness (niyama) and purity for worship.

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

By prescribing jāgaraṇa (night vigil) and jitendriyatā (sense-control), it frames bhakti as sustained attentiveness—reducing tamas and distraction so the mind remains fixed on Hari/Vishnu-centered worship during sacred tithis.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses tithi-based timing (Ekādaśī, Dvādaśī, Trayodaśī, Caturdaśī), reflecting calendrical/astronomical ritual application aligned with Jyotiṣa-style lunar day reckoning for vrata performance.