Shloka 15

Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas

Devanagari script

सर्वपापाहरं पुण्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । नास्तिकाय न वक्तव्यं शठाय कृपणाय च ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

sarvapāpāharaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam | nāstikāya na vaktavyaṃ śaṭhāya kṛpaṇāya ca || 15 ||

Translation

Diese Lehre/Übung ist heilig, nimmt alle Sünden hinweg und gewährt die Früchte aller Wünsche. Sie soll nicht dem Ungläubigen (nāstika) verkündet werden, noch dem Falschen, noch dem Geizigen.

Word by Word

• सर्व-पाप-हरम्: removing all sins
• सर्व-पाप-हरम्: विशेषण (Adjectival predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हृ ‘to take away’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि पापानि हरति)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicative adjective

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: विशेषण (Adjectival predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा ‘to give’ with प्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि प्रददाति)

• नास्तिकाय: to an atheist
• नास्तिकाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नास्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; Dative singular

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (negation particle)

• वक्तव्यम्: should be told
• वक्तव्यम्: विधेय (Predicative obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → वक्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तव्यत्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory passive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘should be spoken/told’

• शठाय: to a deceitful person
• शठाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; Dative singular

• कृपणाय: to a miser
• कृपणाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; Dative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (in instructional/phalaśruti mode, addressing the Sanatkumāra tradition of transmission)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It frames the teaching as universally purifying and wish-fulfilling, while emphasizing adhikāra (eligibility): sacred knowledge is to be transmitted only to receptive, ethical listeners so its power is honored and preserved.

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

Bhakti thrives on śraddhā (faith) and sincerity; the verse warns that disbelief, deceit, and miserliness obstruct devotion, so the teaching is reserved for those who can approach it with reverence and integrity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights the practical rule of adhikāra in instruction—an applied dharmic principle used across śāstra transmission (including mantra, vrata, and Purāṇa-kathā pedagogy), rather than a technical point of grammar or astrology.