Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

दशजन्मार्जितैः पापैर्विमुक्तो नृपसत्तम । शतद्वयकुलैर्युक्तो मोदते विष्णुना सह ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

daśajanmārjitaiḥ pāpairvimukto nṛpasattama | śatadvayakulairyukto modate viṣṇunā saha || 39 ||

Translation

O best of kings, freed from sins accumulated over ten births, and accompanied by two hundred lineages of his family, he rejoices together with Lord Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• दशजन्मार्जितैः: acquired over ten births
• दशजन्मार्जितैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशजन्मार्जित (प्रातिपदिक; दश + जन्म + अर्जित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural used with पापैः (विशेषण)

• पापैः: from sins
• पापैः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (अपादान/हेतु-भाव: ‘from/by sins’)

• विमुक्तः: freed
• विमुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+मुच् (धातु) → विमुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle ‘freed’

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपसत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; नृप + सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• शतद्वयकुलैः: with two hundred families (lineages)
• शतद्वयकुलैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतद्वयकुल (प्रातिपदिक; शत + द्वय + कुल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (सह/सम्बन्ध)

• युक्तः: endowed
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘endowed/connected’

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘rejoices’

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (सह)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्गसदृश/निपात; indeclinable ‘together with’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue flow of Book 1.1)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (result of the preceding abhiṣeka instruction)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that intense spiritual merit—centered on Viṣṇu—can erase long-standing karmic sin (spanning many births) and culminate in joyful proximity to Viṣṇu, a marker of liberation-oriented destiny.

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

By stating that the devotee “rejoices with Viṣṇu,” the verse frames the highest fruit as personal nearness and communion with the Lord—an explicitly bhakti-shaped goal rather than merely worldly reward.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the karmic principle (pāpa-kṣaya and punya-phala) often applied in Narada Purana rituals and vratas oriented to Viṣṇu.