Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

ततश्च कल्पपर्यन्तं रौरवे तप्तसैकते । भज्यंते पापकर्मणोऽन्येप्येवं नराधिप ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

tataśca kalpaparyantaṃ raurave taptasaikate | bhajyaṃte pāpakarmaṇo'nyepyevaṃ narādhipa || 80 ||

Translation

Darauf, bis zum Ende des Kalpa, werden im Raurava-Höllenreich mit brennendem Sand die Sünder ebenso zermalmt und gequält, o König.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• kalpa-paryantam: until the end of a kalpa
• kalpa-paryantam: Kāla-parimāṇa (कालपरिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘kalpasya paryantaḥ’ = ‘till the end of a kalpa’; used as duration (adverbial accusative)

• raurave: in Raurava (hell)
• raurave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; नरक-नाम (name of hell)

• tapta-saikate: on/in heated sand
• tapta-saikate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √tap) + saikata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘taptaṃ saikataṃ’ = ‘heated sand’

• bhajyante: are crushed/broken (tortured)
• bhajyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive) = ‘are broken/tortured’

• pāpa-karmaṇaḥ: sinful-doers
• pāpa-karmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘pāpaṃ karma yeṣām’ (those whose deeds are sinful)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात = ‘also’

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• narādhipa: O king (lord of men)
• narādhipa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘narāṇām adhipaḥ’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada; addressing a king in the narrative style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Raurava

FAQs

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

It emphasizes karmic accountability: sinful actions (pāpa-karma) mature into prolonged suffering, portrayed as Raurava with burning sands, urging ethical living and spiritual discipline to avoid such outcomes.

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

While this verse describes the consequence of sin rather than devotion directly, its implied teaching supports Bhakti and dharmic conduct as protective disciplines—turning the mind from harmful acts toward purification and liberation-oriented practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric: avoid pāpa-karma and adopt purification/atonement practices aligned with Kalpa (ritual duty) where prescribed.