Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

परद्रव्येष्वभिध्यानं मनसानिष्टचिंतनम् । वितथाभिनिवेशश्च मानसं त्रिविधं स्मृतम् ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

paradravyeṣvabhidhyānaṃ manasāniṣṭaciṃtanam | vitathābhiniveśaśca mānasaṃ trividhaṃ smṛtam || 63 ||

Translation

Brooding over another’s property, mentally dwelling on what is unwholesome, and clinging to what is false—these three are remembered as the threefold sin of the mind.

Word by Word

• पर-द्रव्येषु: in others’ property
• पर-द्रव्येषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्रव्य); सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः—परस्य द्रव्याणि (others’ property)

• अभिध्यानम्: covetous contemplation
• अभिध्यानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिध्यान (प्रातिपदिक; अभि+ध्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनिष्ट-चिन्तनम्: thinking of harm
• अनिष्ट-चिन्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + चिन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः—अनिष्टं चिन्तनम् (thinking of harm/undesirable things)

• वितथा-अभिनिवेशः: false conviction
• वितथा-अभिनिवेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितथा (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिनिवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः—वितथः अभिनिवेशः (false conviction/obstinate adherence to falsehood)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• मानसम्: mental
• मानसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण—मनःसम्बन्धि (mental)

• त्रिविधम्: threefold
• त्रिविधम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः—त्रयो विधाः यस्य (threefold)

• स्मृतम्: is declared
• स्मृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘is declared/considered’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It defines mental wrongdoing as a root-level obstacle to dharma: covetousness, ill-will, and attachment to falsehood corrupt the inner instrument (manas), weakening purity required for spiritual progress.

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

Bhakti matures through inner cleanliness; restraining covetous thoughts, harmful intentions, and false fixations steadies the mind, making it fit for sincere remembrance and worship of the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical mental discipline, a foundational support for effective mantra-japa, vrata observance, and ritual purity.