Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

दानादिकं फलं चापि प्रोक्तमन्त्रोर्द्धदैहिकम् । यमलोकस्थमार्गस्य वर्णन च ततः परम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

dānādikaṃ phalaṃ cāpi proktamantrorddhadaihikam | yamalokasthamārgasya varṇana ca tataḥ param || 22 ||

Translation

Auch die Früchte der Gabe (dāna) und anderer verdienstvoller Taten werden dargelegt, zusammen mit den Riten und Mantras, die den Zustand nach dem Tod betreffen. Danach folgt die Beschreibung des Weges, der in Yamas Reich führt.

Word by Word

• दान-आदिकम्: charity and the like
• दान-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म) (object of 'proktam')
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदि-शब्देन समाहारः (dāna etc.)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म) (co-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also, even)

• प्रोक्तम्: has been stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि ('has been stated')

• मन्त्र-उर्द्ध-दैहिकम्: mantra-related, post-mortem (rites/results)
• मन्त्र-उर्द्ध-दैहिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण) (qualifying 'proktam/phalām')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + दैहिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (determinative): मन्त्रेण/मन्त्रसम्बन्धि + उर्द्धदैहिक (post-mortem)

• यमलोक-स्थ-मार्गस्य: of the path situated in Yama’s world
• यमलोक-स्थ-मार्गस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (यमलोके स्थितः मार्गः)

• वर्णनम्: description
• वर्णनम्: Karma (कर्म) (elliptical: 'is [there]')
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (thereafter/from that)

• परम्: further; next
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् ('further/next')

Speaker

Suta (Anukramanika narrator summarizing contents)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Yamaloka

FAQs

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

It frames dharma as causally effective: charity and allied merits yield definite results, and one’s post-death passage is governed by rites (mantras/ūrdhva-dehika) and karma, culminating in an account of the journey toward Yama’s domain.

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

Indirectly: by contrasting karma-based outcomes (dāna and post-death rites) with the broader Purāṇic aim of liberation, it prepares the reader to see that meritorious works support spiritual progress, while higher devotion and right knowledge ultimately transcend fear of Yama’s path.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application of mantras for ūrdhva-dehika/antyeṣṭi-related observances is implied—i.e., mantra usage and procedural correctness (kalpa-oriented ritual discipline), tied to the doctrine of karma-phala.