Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

दुःस्वप्ननाशनं धर्म्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम् । नारायणकथोपेतं सर्वकल्याणकारणम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

duḥsvapnanāśanaṃ dharmyaṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam | nārāyaṇakathopetaṃ sarvakalyāṇakāraṇam || 37 ||

Translation

Sie vernichtet böse Träume, ist von dharmischer Natur und verleiht die Früchte sowohl weltlichen Genusses als auch der Befreiung. Durchdrungen von der heiligen Erzählung Nārāyaṇas wird sie zur Ursache allen Heils und Segens.

Word by Word

• दुः-स्वप्न-नाशनम्: destroyer of bad dreams
• दुः-स्वप्न-नाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुः (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'दुःस्वप्नस्य नाशनम्'

• धर्म्यम्: righteous / conducive to dharma
• धर्म्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदम्: giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'भुक्तेः मुक्तेः च फलप्रदम्' (giver of fruits of enjoyment and liberation)

• नारायण-कथा-उपेतम्: accompanied by narratives of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण-कथा-उपेतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त; उप+इ धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; 'नारायणकथया उपेतम्' (endowed with Nārāyaṇa’s stories)

• सर्व-कल्याण-कारणम्: cause of all auspiciousness
• सर्व-कल्याण-कारणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'सर्वस्य कल्याणस्य कारणम्'

Speaker

Suta (narrating the teaching in the Narada Purana’s opening dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a phala-śruti: it declares that Nārāyaṇa-kathā is intrinsically dharmic and produces both immediate auspiciousness (including removal of troubling dreams) and the highest end—mokṣa.

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

It presents devotion through śravaṇa (hearing sacred narrations) as a complete means: when one is connected to Nārāyaṇa-kathā, it becomes the root-cause of all well-being, culminating in liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual-practice oriented—regular śravaṇa/paṭhana of Nārāyaṇa-kathā as a dharmic discipline with stated results.