Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner

Devanagari script

मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो महापातकवानपि । हरिपूजापराणां च हरिनामरतात्मनाम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

mucyate sarvapāpebhyo mahāpātakavānapi | haripūjāparāṇāṃ ca harināmaratātmanām || 60 ||

Translation

Even one burdened with the great sins (mahāpātakas) is freed from all sins—this is so for those devoted to Hari’s worship and for those whose very self is absorbed in Hari’s Name.

Word by Word

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• sarva-pāpebhyaḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pāpebhyaḥ: Apadana (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः (sarvāṇi pāpāni)

• mahā-pātaka-vān: even one who has great sins
• mahā-pātaka-vān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘-वत्’ प्रत्ययान्त (possessive); तत्पुरुषः (mahāni pātakāni yasya)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even)

• hari-pūjā-parāṇām: of those devoted to worship of Hari
• hari-pūjā-parāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (haripūjāyām parāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• hari-nāma-rata-ātmanām: of those whose very selves are devoted to Hari’s name
• hari-nāma-rata-ātmanām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (harināmni rataḥ ātmā yeṣām)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It declares the purifying supremacy of Vishnu-bhakti: devotion expressed as Hari-puja and absorption in Hari-nama is said to free even a mahāpātakin from sin.

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

Bhakti is presented as practical and transformative—through worship (pūjā) and name-absorption (nāma-rati), the devotee becomes inwardly purified and fit for liberation-oriented life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied through pūjā (kalpa/ācāra), and disciplined recitation of the divine name points to correct utterance and repetition (śikṣā—phonetics; vyākaraṇa—word-form awareness) as supports for nāma-japa.