Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design

Devanagari script

कृमिकीटपतङ्गाद्या भ्रमति वसुधातले । तेषां संरक्षणार्थाय प्रोक्तं परिसमूहनम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

kṛmikīṭapataṅgādyā bhramati vasudhātale | teṣāṃ saṃrakṣaṇārthāya proktaṃ parisamūhanam || 13 ||

Translation

Würmer, Insekten, Motten und andere kleine Wesen wandern über die Erdoberfläche. Zu ihrem Schutz ist die Übung namens „pari-samūhana“ (achtsames Zusammennehmen/Abkehren) vorgeschrieben.

Word by Word

• कृमिकीटपतङ्गाद्याः: worms, insects, moths, etc.
• कृमिकीटपतङ्गाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृमि + कीट + पतङ्ग + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (…आद्याः = ‘beginning with …’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• भ्रमति: wanders/moves about
• भ्रमति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• वसुधातले: on the surface of the earth
• वसुधातले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा-तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वसुधायाः तलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• संरक्षणार्थाय: for the purpose of protection
• संरक्षणार्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संरक्षण-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संरक्षणस्य अर्थः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन

• प्रोक्तम्: is stated/prescribed
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘is stated’ (कर्मणि)

• परिसमूहनम्: the act of gathering/collecting (arrangement)
• परिसमूहनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि-समूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma context)

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 grounds mokṣa-dharma in lived ahiṃsā: liberation-oriented life begins with carefulness toward even the smallest beings, cultivating compassion and restraint.

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

Bhakti is expressed as reverence for life sustained by the Lord; protecting vulnerable creatures becomes a devotional ethic—serving creation as part of serving the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught here; the verse emphasizes practical sadācāra (right conduct) as a dharmic discipline—careful sweeping/gathering to avoid inadvertent harm.