Shloka 38

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

हरेः प्रबोधमाधत्ते तेनैषा बोधिनी स्मृता । सकृच्चोपोषितां चेमां निद्राच्छेदकरीं हरेः ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

hareḥ prabodhamādhatte tenaiṣā bodhinī smṛtā | sakṛccopoṣitāṃ cemāṃ nidrācchedakarīṃ hareḥ || 38 ||

Translation

由于它促成哈利（Hari）的觉醒，因此此（圣）一日斋（Ekādaśī）被称为“菩提尼”（Bodhinī）。即便只守斋一次，也能成为断除哈利之瑜伽睡眠的因缘。

Word by Word

• हरेः: of Hari (Vishnu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रबोधम्: awakening
• प्रबोधम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रबोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• आधत्ते: brings about / causes
• आधत्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तेन: by that; therefore
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• एषा: this (f.)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• बोधिनी: Bodhinī (the awakening day)
• बोधिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बोधिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मृता: is called / is remembered as
• स्मृता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• उपोषिताम्: fasted (observed as a fast)
• उपोषिताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-वास (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘उपोषित’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• इमाम्: this (f., acc.)
• इमाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• निद्रा-च्छेद-करीम्: sleep-destroying
• निद्रा-च्छेद-करीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + छेद (प्रातिपदिक) + करिन्/करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः अर्थः: ‘निद्रायाः छेदं करोति’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Nārada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhāga vrata–tīrtha discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Bodhinī (Prabodhinī) Ekādaśī

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It identifies Bodhinī Ekādaśī as the sacred observance that ‘awakens Hari’, symbolizing the reactivation of divine grace and devotional momentum after the period associated with Viṣṇu’s yogic rest.

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

It teaches that a single sincere act of devotion—fasting on this Ekādaśī—has transformative power, aligning the devotee with Hari and invoking the Lord’s awakened, responsive presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights kalpa/ācāra-style ritual discipline (vrata-upavāsa): observing Ekādaśī fasting as a regulated practice tied to sacred time (tithi-based observance).