Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika

Uttaṅka Itihāsa

Devanagari script

गतस्त्वदुपदेशान्मे संतापो मुनिपुंगव । तथैव सर्वपापानि विनष्टान्यतिवेगतः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

gatastvadupadeśānme saṃtāpo munipuṃgava | tathaiva sarvapāpāni vinaṣṭānyativegataḥ || 63 ||

Translation

হে মুনিপুঙ্গব! তোমার উপদেশে আমার সন্তাপ দূর হয়েছে; তেমনি আমার সকল পাপও অতি দ্রুত বিনষ্ট হয়েছে।

Word by Word

• गतः: gone, departed
• गतः: Pradhana-visheshana (प्रधानविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वत्: from you
• त्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive-like relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; 'from you' (qualifying उपदेशात्)

• उपदेशात्: from (your) instruction
• उपदेशात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic); अत्र षष्ठी (Genitive): 'my'

• संतापः: distress, anguish
• संतापः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुनिपुंगव: O best of sages
• मुनिपुंगव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मुनिनां पुंगवः'

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वपापानि: all sins
• सर्वपापानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: 'सर्वाणि पापानि'

• विनष्टानि: destroyed
• विनष्टानि: Pradhana-visheshana (प्रधानविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु) → विनष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अतिवेगतः: very swiftly
• अतिवेगतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial): 'अतिवेगेन/अतिवेगात्' अर्थे

Speaker

A disciple/questioner addressing a sage (contextually in Narada Purana dialogues: typically Narada speaking to Sanatkumara or vice-versa depending on the chapter flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It declares the transformative potency of authentic upadeśa (spiritual instruction): it removes inner torment (saṃtāpa) and rapidly burns accumulated pāpa, indicating a shift from suffering to clarity and purification.

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

Bhakti is nourished by right guidance from a realized teacher; when instruction aligns the mind toward the Lord and dharma, distress subsides and impurities fall away quickly—making devotion steady and heartfelt.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes upadeśa as applied śāstric guidance—practical transmission of dharma and right conduct—rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it underscores learning that produces immediate ethical and mental purification.