Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa

Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

अस्निन्नशेषपुण्यानां सिद्धीनां च समुद्भवः । कथितः सर्वपापघ्नः पठतां श्रृण्वतां सदा ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

asninnaśeṣapuṇyānāṃ siddhīnāṃ ca samudbhavaḥ | kathitaḥ sarvapāpaghnaḥ paṭhatāṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ sadā || 32 ||

Translation

Il est proclamé que, pour ceux qui le lisent sans cesse et pour ceux qui l’écoutent sans cesse, ceci est la source de tous les mérites et de toutes les siddhi, et l’anéantisseur de tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this (text/teaching)
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अशेषपुण्यानाम्: of all merits (without remainder)
• अशेषपुण्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: ‘अशेषाणि पुण्यानि’

• सिद्धीनाम्: of attainments/powers
• सिद्धीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समुद्भवः: source; origin
• समुद्भवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथितः: is declared/told
• कथितः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective of समुद्भवः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वपापघ्नः: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापघ्नः: विशेषण (Qualifier of समुद्भवः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वाणि पापानि हन्ति’

• पठताम्: of those who recite/read
• पठताम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ) का षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural): ‘of those who read’; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (सामान्यतः)

• शृण्वताम्: of those who listen
• शृण्वताम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ) का षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural): ‘of those who listen’

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: ‘always’)

Speaker

Narada (phala-śruti style declaration within the Anukramanika section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It states the phala (result) of the text/teaching: constant recitation or listening generates comprehensive merit (puṇya), gives rise to siddhis (spiritual attainments), and destroys sins (pāpa).

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

By emphasizing śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation), it highlights core devotional disciplines—regular engagement with sacred narration that purifies the mind and supports sustained bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It underscores the practical discipline of correct pāṭha and śravaṇa—skills supported by Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) to preserve accurate recitation and comprehension.