Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

The Exposition of the Anukramaṇī (Index/Summary) of the Liṅga Purāṇa

Devanagari script

स लभेच्छिवसायुज्यं जरामरणवर्जितम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि लैंगं पापापहं नरः ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

sa labhecchivasāyujyaṃ jarāmaraṇavarjitam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi laiṃgaṃ pāpāpahaṃ naraḥ || 19 ||

Translation

Celui qui récite, ou même écoute, le Liṅga Purāṇa, qui détruit les péchés, atteint l’union (sāyujya) avec Śiva, affranchi de vieillesse et de mort.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'would/should obtain'

• शिव: Śiva
• शिव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• सायुज्यम्: union with Śiva
• सायुज्यम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: शिव-सायुज्यम् (union with Śiva)

• जरा: old age
• जरा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• मरण: death
• मरण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• वर्जितम्: free from old age and death
• वर्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: जरा-मरण-वर्जितम् (devoid of old age and death)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should read/recite'

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should hear/listen'

• वा: or
• वा: Unspecified (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Unspecified (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• लैंगम्: the Liṅga(-Purāṇa/text)
• लैंगम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लैंग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular

• पाप: sin
• पाप: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• अपहम्: sin-destroying
• अपहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: पाप-अपहम् (sin-removing)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

Speaker

Narada (in Anukramanika-style narration praising Purāṇic hearing/recitation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga Purana

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: reciting or even hearing the Liṅga Purāṇa is said to destroy sins and culminate in Śiva-sāyujya—liberation described as freedom from aging and death.

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

It emphasizes bhakti through śravaṇa and pāṭha—devotional engagement with sacred narration—showing that attentive hearing itself is a potent sādhana leading toward mokṣa-centered communion with Śiva.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is ritualized recitation/hearing (pārāyaṇa/śravaṇa) as a discipline; while not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it aligns with correct textual transmission and recitation practice (śikṣā-oriented care in chanting and listening).