Shloka 7

The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

भस्म शुष्कं तथार्द्रं च पापमस्य ह्यशेषतः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

bhasma śuṣkaṃ tathārdraṃ ca pāpamasya hyaśeṣataḥ || 7 ||

Translation

Son péché est entièrement anéanti, réduit en cendres—qu’elles soient sèches ou humides.

Word by Word

• bhasma: ashes
• bhasma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhasman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śuṣkam: dry
• śuṣkam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuṣka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying bhasma

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण)

• ārdram: wet/moist
• ārdram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective (elliptically with bhasma)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (अव्यय—समुच्चयबोधक)

• pāpam: sin/evil
• pāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• asya: of him/of this (person)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th—षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अव्यय—निपात), emphatic/causal nuance

• aśeṣataḥ: completely/without remainder
• aśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb in -tas (अव्यय—तसिलन्त), meaning 'entirely'

Speaker

Narada

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 emphasizes total pāpa-kṣaya (eradication of sin) through a purifying act praised in the tīrtha-mahātmya: sin is metaphorically burned to bhasma and eliminated “without remainder.”

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

By highlighting complete inner purification as the fruit of sacred observance, it supports the bhakti framework where approaching the holy (tīrtha/Deity) with faith leads to cleansing of impurities that obstruct devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Kalpa (ritual application): it conveys the ritual-theological principle that prescribed purificatory acts yield definitive results, expressed through the technical idea of aśeṣataḥ (total removal) of pāpa.