Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्वितः । तत्तत्सालोक्यमाप्नोति त्रिःसप्तपुरुषान्वितः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ | tattatsālokyamāpnoti triḥsaptapuruṣānvitaḥ || 67 ||

Translation

Von allen Sünden befreit und mit jeder göttlichen Fülle ausgestattet, erlangt er Sālokya—die Gemeinschaft, im selben Weltbereich jenes Herrn zu weilen; und dieses Verdienst erstreckt sich mitsamt dem Heil auf drei mal sieben, also einundzwanzig Generationen.

Word by Word

• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; √मुच् (धातु) + वि-निर् उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• सर्व-ऐश्वर्य-समन्वितः: endowed with all prosperity/power
• सर्व-ऐश्वर्य-समन्वितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण

• तत्-तत्-सालोक्यम्: that respective state of sharing the same world (sālokya)
• तत्-तत्-सालोक्यम्: कर्म (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सालोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; ‘तत्-तत्’ इति पुनरुक्त-विशेषण (respective/that-and-that)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: क्रिया (मुख्य-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्रिः-सप्त-पुरुष-अन्वितः: accompanied by (benefiting) twenty-one generations of men
• त्रिः-सप्त-पुरुष-अन्वितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय/संख्या) + सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ (धातु) + अनु उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); ‘त्रिःसप्त’ = 3×7 (एकविंशति) इत्यर्थे संख्याविशेषण-समास

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It states the classic Purāṇic fruit (phala) of sincere dharma/bhakti: complete purification from sin, attainment of divine auspiciousness, and sālokya—living in the Lord’s realm—showing liberation as both purity and proximity to God.

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

By emphasizing sālokya (nearness in the Lord’s world) as the outcome, it frames devotion as relational liberation—union by divine proximity—rather than merely worldly reward, while also promising inner purification (sarvapāpa-vinirmukti).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a phala-śruti, using the technical mokṣa term “sālokya” and the dharma convention of “triḥsapta” (benefit extending to 21 generations).