Shloka 67

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

जपेत्पचसहस्राणि दशधर्मफलं लभेत् । उद्दरेद्दश पूर्वाणि पराणि च भवार्णवात् ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

japetpacasahasrāṇi daśadharmaphalaṃ labhet | uddareddaśa pūrvāṇi parāṇi ca bhavārṇavāt || 67 ||

Translation

Wer fünftausend Wiederholungen vollzieht, erlangt die Frucht von zehn verdienstvollen Dharma-Handlungen; und er rettet zehn Generationen vor sich und zehn nach sich aus dem Ozean des Werdens, dem Saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (numeral); नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — 'सहस्राणि' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सहस्राणि: thousands (times)
• सहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• दशधर्मफलम्: the fruit of ten dharmas (tenfold merit)
• दशधर्मफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश-धर्म-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य फलम्), 'दश' इति संख्या-विशेषणपूर्वकः

• लभेत्: should obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• उद्धरेत्: should deliver/raise up
• उद्धरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — 'पूर्वाणि' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पूर्वाणि: the former ones (ancestors)
• पूर्वाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; 'पूर्व' = पूर्वजाः (ancestors) इत्यर्थे नामवत् प्रयोगः

• पराणि: the later ones (descendants)
• पराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; 'पर' = परवर्तीणि (later ones/descendants) इत्यर्थे नामवत्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भव-अर्णवात्: from the ocean of worldly existence
• भव-अर्णवात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव-अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भवस्य अर्णवः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya/vrata context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It asserts the extraordinary salvific power of mantra-japa: a fixed count of recitation yields amplified dharmic merit and is said to aid not only the practitioner but also their ancestral and future line in crossing saṃsāra.

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

By emphasizing japa as a direct, repeatable devotional discipline, it frames bhakti as practice-based—steady remembrance through mantra leading to purification, merit, and liberation-oriented results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights prayoga (practical application) of mantra-japa via saṅkhyā-niyama (count discipline). While not naming a Vedāṅga explicitly, it aligns with correct mantra practice supported by Śikṣā (proper recitation) and Vyākaraṇa (accurate wording).