Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

असत्कर्मानुतापेन सद्धर्मश्रवणेन च । तत्रैव सर्वपापानि निःशेषाणि गतानि मे ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

asatkarmānutāpena saddharmaśravaṇena ca | tatraiva sarvapāpāni niḥśeṣāṇi gatāni me || 84 ||

Translation

Par le repentir des actes mauvais et par l’écoute du vrai Dharma, là même tous mes péchés s’en allèrent entièrement, sans reste.

Word by Word

• असत्-कर्म-अनुतापेन: by remorse for evil deeds
• असत्-कर्म-अनुतापेन: करण (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘remorse for bad deeds’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (masc instr sg)

• सत्-धर्म-श्रवणेन: by hearing the true dharma
• सत्-धर्म-श्रवणेन: करण (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘hearing of true dharma’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (neuter instr sg)

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्व-पापानि: all sins
• सर्व-पापानि: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘all sins’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (neuter nom pl)

• निःशेषाणि: without remainder, completely
• निःशेषाणि: विशेषण (adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (neuter nom pl); विशेषण of सर्वपापानि

• गतानि: have gone/vanished
• गतानि: क्रिया/भाव (predicate: ‘have gone/vanished’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used predicatively); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (neuter nom pl)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (1st person gen sg)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It states that inner purification happens through two forces together—genuine remorse for unwholesome karma and attentive hearing of true Dharma—by which pāpa is removed completely.

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

By emphasizing śravaṇa (hearing), a core limb of bhakti, the verse implies that receptive listening to dharmic/Vishnu-oriented instruction, combined with sincere contrition, transforms the heart and dissolves sinful tendencies.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline supported by śravaṇa—regular listening to authoritative dharma teachings as a lived method of self-correction.