Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner

Devanagari script

मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो महापातकवानपि । हरिपूजापराणां च हरिनामरतात्मनाम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

mucyate sarvapāpebhyo mahāpātakavānapi | haripūjāparāṇāṃ ca harināmaratātmanām || 60 ||

Translation

Même celui qui porte les grands péchés (mahāpātaka) est délivré de toutes les fautes : telle est la grâce pour ceux qui se vouent au culte de Hari et pour ceux dont l’être est absorbé dans le Nom de Hari.

Word by Word

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• sarva-pāpebhyaḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pāpebhyaḥ: Apadana (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः (sarvāṇi pāpāni)

• mahā-pātaka-vān: even one who has great sins
• mahā-pātaka-vān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘-वत्’ प्रत्ययान्त (possessive); तत्पुरुषः (mahāni pātakāni yasya)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even)

• hari-pūjā-parāṇām: of those devoted to worship of Hari
• hari-pūjā-parāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (haripūjāyām parāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• hari-nāma-rata-ātmanām: of those whose very selves are devoted to Hari’s name
• hari-nāma-rata-ātmanām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (harināmni rataḥ ātmā yeṣām)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It declares the purifying supremacy of Vishnu-bhakti: devotion expressed as Hari-puja and absorption in Hari-nama is said to free even a mahāpātakin from sin.

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

Bhakti is presented as practical and transformative—through worship (pūjā) and name-absorption (nāma-rati), the devotee becomes inwardly purified and fit for liberation-oriented life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied through pūjā (kalpa/ācāra), and disciplined recitation of the divine name points to correct utterance and repetition (śikṣā—phonetics; vyākaraṇa—word-form awareness) as supports for nāma-japa.