Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

यो मे दक्षगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तं यमः प्रेतराजो वै नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

yo me dakṣagataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā | taṃ yamaḥ pretarājo vai nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ || 36 ||

Translation

Möge Yama, König der abgeschiedenen Geister und Spender aller ersehnten Ergebnisse, die Sünde, die sich durch mein böses Tun hier an meiner rechten Seite festgesetzt hat, völlig vernichten und gänzlich entfernen.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दक्ष-गतः: gone to the south
• दक्ष-गतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; direction ‘south’) + गत (कृदन्त; गम्-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष (दक्षं/दक्षिणां दिशं गतः)

• पाप्मा: sin
• पाप्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पापकेन: by sinful
• पापकेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• कर्मणा: by deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तम्: him/that (sin)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रेत-राजः: king of the departed
• प्रेत-राजः: Apposition (समाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रेतानां राजा)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक particle (indeed)

• नाशयतु: may (he) destroy
• नाशयतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative

• अखिल-इष्ट-दः: giver of all desired (boons)
• अखिल-इष्ट-दः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ट (कृदन्त) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Narrator within the Purva-bhaga (Anukramanika-style liturgical/prayoga verse); traditionally framed in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yama

FAQs

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

It functions as a purification-prayer: acknowledging pāpa arising from wrongful karma and invoking Yama as the cosmic regulator of justice to eradicate that taint, restoring spiritual fitness for dharmic life and rites.

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

While not a direct Vishnu-bhakti stanza, it supports bhakti by emphasizing inner and outer purity—removal of pāpa is treated as a prerequisite for steady devotion, japa, and worship without obstruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-oriented ritual language (connected to Kalpa/ritual application): a concise sankalpa-like petition used for expiation (prāyaścitta) and protective intent, centered on karma and its remedial invocation.