Shloka 112

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

सुदेहभ्रूणहत्यादि कृत्वा दिव्येन शुध्यति । महाग्रहगृहीतेषु ज्वलमानं विचिंतयेत् ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

sudehabhrūṇahatyādi kṛtvā divyena śudhyati | mahāgrahagṛhīteṣu jvalamānaṃ viciṃtayet || 112 ||

Translation

ভ্রূণহত্যা প্রভৃতি মহাপাপ করলেও দিব্য উপায়ে শুদ্ধি লাভ হয়। মহাগ্রহে আক্রান্তদের জন্য জ্বলন্ত দীপ্ত সত্তার ধ্যান করা উচিত।

Word by Word

• सु-देह-भ्रूण-हत्या-आदि: (sins) such as foeticide (even) in a good body, etc.
• सु-देह-भ्रूण-हत्या-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रूण (प्रातिपदिक) + हत्या (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्रधान) ‘सुदेहभ्रूणहत्यादि’ = सुदेहस्य भ्रूणहत्यादि (आदि-समास)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; अर्थः—having done/committed

• दिव्येन: by the divine (means)
• दिव्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• शुध्यति: is purified
• शुध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महा-ग्रह-गृहीतेषु: among those seized by great grahas (spirits/planets)
• महा-ग्रह-गृहीतेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + गृहीत (कृदन्त, ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (महाग्रहैः गृहीतेषु)

• ज्वलमानम्: blazing
• ज्वलमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्रिदशम्—पूर्वश्लोकानुसारेण/ध्येयवस्तु)

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate/visualize
• विचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Tirtha/ritual-purification discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It asserts that even severe wrongdoing can be purified through a divinely sanctioned sacred means, and it links inner contemplation (meditation on a radiant divine power) with cleansing and relief from afflictive forces.

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

By prescribing contemplation on a blazing divine presence, it emphasizes turning the mind toward the Divine as a transformative act—purifying the heart and countering fear and suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) notions of graha-affliction (graha-grahaṇa) and presents a remedial approach centered on dhyāna (meditative upāya) alongside ritual purity themes.