Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

आतुराणां तु रोगाद्यैः पांथानां च सकृन्मतम् । ब्रह्मयज्ञं ततः कुर्याद्दर्भपाणिर्मुनीश्वर ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

āturāṇāṃ tu rogādyaiḥ pāṃthānāṃ ca sakṛnmatam | brahmayajñaṃ tataḥ kuryāddarbhapāṇirmunīśvara || 65 ||

Translation

Pour ceux qui sont affligés — par la maladie et autres maux — ainsi que pour les voyageurs, il est prescrit que (le Brahmayajña) peut être accompli une seule fois. C’est pourquoi, ô seigneur des sages, qu’on accomplisse ensuite le Brahmayajña, la main tenant l’herbe darbha.

Word by Word

• आतुराणाम्: of the sick (persons)
• आतुराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m./n. as class), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• रोग-आद्यैः: by diseases and the like
• रोग-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural); ‘by illnesses etc.’

• पांथानाम्: of travellers
• पांथानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाथिन्/पांथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: once)

• मतम्: is considered/approved
• मतम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (मन्-धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (nom./acc.), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• ब्रह्म-यज्ञम्: the Brahma-yajña (study/recitation rite)
• ब्रह्म-यज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: then/thereafter)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• दर्भ-पाणिः: one holding darbha-grass in hand
• दर्भ-पाणिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular); बहुव्रीहिः—‘दर्भः पाणौ यस्य सः’

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (in dialogue with Nārada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumāra
• Nārada

FAQs

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

It safeguards continuity of nitya-karma (daily sacred duty) by allowing a compassionate concession: even in illness or travel, one should not abandon Brahmayajña, but may perform it minimally (once) with proper ritual intent.

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

By emphasizing steady remembrance and recitation of sacred knowledge even under hardship, it supports bhakti as consistent practice—maintaining reverence for Brahman/Veda through a simplified observance rather than neglect.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the rule of reduced performance (sakṛt) and the use of darbha as a ritual marker of purity and sankalpa during Brahmayajña.