Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga

Devanagari script

यागभूमिमुपागत्य चक्रे सर्वां क्रियां क्रमत् । क्रमेण विधिवद्यागं नीत्वा सोऽवभृथाप्लुतः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

yāgabhūmimupāgatya cakre sarvāṃ kriyāṃ kramat | krameṇa vidhivadyāgaṃ nītvā so'vabhṛthāplutaḥ || 62 ||

Translation

ولمّا بلغ أرضَ اليَجْنَة (موضع القربان) أجرى جميع الأعمال الطقسية على الترتيب. ثمّ بعدما أتمّ القربان مرحلةً مرحلةً على وفق الشريعة، اغتسل غُسلَ الختام «أفابهريثا» (avabhṛtha).

Word by Word

• यागभूमिम्: the sacrificial ground
• यागभूमिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी: यागस्य भूमिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपागत्य: having gone/come to
• उपागत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु) → उपागत्य (कृदन्त; ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having approached’

• चक्रे: performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘did/performed’

• सर्वाम्: all, entire
• सर्वाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with क्रियाम्

• क्रियाम्: ritual act, procedure
• क्रियाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्रमत्: proceeding in order
• क्रमत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रम् (धातु) → क्रमन्/क्रमत् (कृदन्त; शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘proceeding step by step’

• क्रमेण: in due order
• क्रमेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental used adverbially

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण; ‘according to rule’

• यागम्: sacrifice
• यागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नीत्वा: having completed/carried out
• नीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) → नीत्वा (कृदन्त; क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having led/finished (carried through)’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अवभृथाप्लुतः: bathed in the concluding (avabhṛtha) bath
• अवभृथाप्लुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवभृथ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्लुत (कृदन्त; √प्लु क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (अवभृथे प्लुतः—locative relation); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having bathed in the avabhṛtha bath’

Speaker

Narada (narration within the Moksha-Dharma discourse; dialogue framework traditionally with Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Avabhritha
• Yajna

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic precision: spiritual merit arises not merely from performing a rite, but from completing it in proper sequence and concluding with purification (avabhṛtha), symbolizing inner and outer cleansing.

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

While the verse is ritual-focused, its bhakti implication is disciplined offering—doing sacred acts “vidhivat” as an act of reverent surrender, where correct completion reflects steadiness of mind and devotion in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa/Vedāṅga practice (ritual procedure): the importance of kramā (sequence), vidhivat (rule-based performance), and the avabhṛtha as the formal concluding bath of a yajña.