Shloka 6

Tithi-vicara

Determination of Tithi for Fasts, Parana, and Pitri Rites

Devanagari script

चरिते रघुनाथस्य शतकोटिप्रविस्तरे । अस्माकं संशयः कश्चिद्धृदये संप्रवर्तते ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

carite raghunāthasya śatakoṭipravistare | asmākaṃ saṃśayaḥ kaściddhṛdaye saṃpravartate || 6 ||

Translation

Dans le vaste récit des actes de Raghunātha—déployé jusqu’à cent koṭi (de vers)—un doute s’est levé et remue au fond de nos cœurs.

Word by Word

• चरिते: in the account/deed
• चरिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; √चर्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• रघुनाथस्य: of Raghunātha (Rāma)
• रघुनाथस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघुनाथ (प्रातिपदिक: रघु+नाथ)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• शतकोटि-प्रविस्तरे: in (its) vast extent of a hundred crores
• शतकोटि-प्रविस्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रविस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter; agreeing with implied ‘विस्तर’/‘ग्रन्थ’), विशेषण (adjectival use)

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कश्चित्: some (particular)
• कश्चित्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• संप्रवर्तते: arises/occurs
• संप्रवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Sanatkumara brothers (addressing Narada in dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Raghunatha (Rama)

FAQs

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

It frames sacred narration (Rāma-kathā) as so vast that seekers naturally encounter doubts, and it signals the proper dharmic approach—openly presenting inner uncertainty to a competent teacher for clarification.

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

By centering the heart (hṛdaya) and the hearing of Raghunātha’s deeds, it implies bhakti grows through śravaṇa, but must be supported by doubt-removal so devotion becomes steady rather than confused.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it highlights the need for clear understanding of meaning (artha) in sacred texts—an interpretive discipline supported by Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and Nirukta (etymology) when resolving doubts in extensive narratives.