Shloka 75

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

उपवासेन राजेंद्र द्वादशीं न हि लंघयेत् । गुर्विणीनां गृहस्थानां क्षीणानां रोगिणां तथा ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

upavāsena rājeṃdra dvādaśīṃ na hi laṃghayet | gurviṇīnāṃ gṛhasthānāṃ kṣīṇānāṃ rogiṇāṃ tathā || 75 ||

Translation

大王啊，不可让十二日（Dvādaśī）在仍持断食之中悄然过去。此规亦同样适用于孕妇、居家之人、形体羸弱者以及病患。

Word by Word

• उपवासेन: by fasting
• उपवासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः राजा+इन्द्र (तत्पुरुष)

• द्वादशीम्: the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• द्वादशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• लङ्घयेत्: should transgress/skip
• लङ्घयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लङ्घ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गुर्विणीनाम्: of pregnant women
• गुर्विणीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुर्विणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• गृहस्थानाम्: of householders
• गृहस्थानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• क्षीणानाम्: of the weakened/emaciated
• क्षीणानाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (पुं) विशेषण; क्त (past participle) from √क्षी

• रोगिणाम्: of the sick
• रोगिणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चय/अनुक्रमे

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekadashi/Dvadashi vrata discipline (implied by Dvādaśī rule)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined observance of vrata: the fast must conclude properly on Dvādaśī, showing that devotion is guided by dharmic procedure rather than mere endurance.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as regulated worship—honoring sacred tithi boundaries (Dvādaśī) and following vrata-vidhi, which preserves the devotional intent and avoids ritual fault.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (tithi-based timing) are implied: the rule depends on correct lunar-day observance, especially the transition from Ekādaśī to Dvādaśī.