Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites

Devanagari script

तदा तस्य तु तत्पापं शतधा परिवर्तते । उद्गच्छन्ति च नक्षत्राण्युपरिष्टाच्च ये ग्रहाः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

tadā tasya tu tatpāpaṃ śatadhā parivartate | udgacchanti ca nakṣatrāṇyupariṣṭācca ye grahāḥ || 62 ||

Translation

Dann, wahrlich, vervielfacht sich seine Sünde hundertfach; und die Nakṣatras (Mondstationen) sowie die Grahas (Planeten), die oben ziehen, gehen auf als Zeichen und Zeugen.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (temporal adverb: ‘then’)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Viśeṣa/avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle)

• tat-pāpam: that sin
• tat-pāpam: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa (Tatpurusha): tasya pāpam (‘that/his sin’); Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• śatadhā: a hundredfold
• śatadhā: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śatadhā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (manner adverb: ‘a hundredfold’)

• parivartate: turns/changes (multiplies)
• parivartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √vṛt (वृत् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present/लट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (Singular); ātmanepada

• udgacchanti: rise/go up
• udgacchanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present/लट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural); parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• nakṣatrāṇi: stars/asterisms
• nakṣatrāṇi: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• upariṣṭāt: above/from above
• upariṣṭāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upariṣṭāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (spatial adverb: ‘from above/above’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• ye: which/who
• ye: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• grahāḥ: planets/seizers
• grahāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Nakshatras
• Grahās

FAQs

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

It teaches that unethical action does not remain small—pāpa can rapidly intensify, and the cosmos itself (through nakṣatras and grahas) reflects and signals the ripening of karma.

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

By warning about the compounding nature of sin, the verse indirectly supports bhakti-based restraint and purification—turning toward dharma and devotion to the Lord to avoid karmic escalation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it references nakṣatras and grahas as celestial factors associated with timing, omens, and karmic indications in Vedic thought.