Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti

Devanagari script

मया कृतं पुरा कर्म वक्ष्यामि तव सुव्रत । वदतां श्रृण्वतां चैव सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

mayā kṛtaṃ purā karma vakṣyāmi tava suvrata | vadatāṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ caiva sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 41 ||

Translation

Oh tú de excelentes votos, te contaré una acción que realicé hace mucho tiempo, la cual destruye todos los pecados de quienes la relatan y de quienes la escuchan.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘done’

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Time (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कर्म: deed, action
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तव: to you / your
• तव: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुव्रत: O virtuous one
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य/सु-व्रतः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वदताम्: of those who speak
• वदताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त present active participle) ‘वदत्’; षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (of those who speak)

• शृण्वताम्: of those who listen
• शृण्वताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त) ‘शृण्वत्’; षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (of those who listen)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• पाप: sin
• पाप: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• प्रणाशनम्: destruction, removal
• प्रणाशनम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + नश् (धातु) + ल्युट् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-नाम (ल्युट्/अन-प्रत्ययान्त abstract noun); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It declares the pāpa-nāśana power of sacred narration: the very telling and hearing of a holy account becomes a purifying practice that removes sin.

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

By emphasizing śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana/recitation (speaking), it points to core bhakti practices where devotion grows through attentive listening and repeating sacred truth.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights the discipline of śravaṇa as a practical sādhanā; while no specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse, it frames recitation/listening as a method with tangible spiritual result.