Shloka 26

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

मायादंभसमाक्रांता दुष्टकर्मरतास्तथा । एवमुक्ते तु वचने नारदेन महात्मना ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

māyādaṃbhasamākrāṃtā duṣṭakarmaratāstathā | evamukte tu vacane nāradena mahātmanā || 26 ||

Translation

Accablés par la māyā et l’hypocrisie, et voués aux actes mauvais—lorsque le grand-âme Nārada eut prononcé de telles paroles…

Word by Word

• māyā-dambha-samākrāntāḥ: overcome by deceit and hypocrisy
• māyā-dambha-samākrāntāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + dambha (प्रातिपदिक) + samākrānta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain compound (तत्पुरुष-समास): māyā + dambha + samākrānta ('overcome by deceit and hypocrisy'); Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• duṣṭa-karma-ratāḥ: devoted to wicked actions
• duṣṭa-karma-ratāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound: duṣṭa-karma + rata ('attached to evil deeds'); Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• ukte: when (it was) spoken
• ukte: Kāla/Adhikaraṇa (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; locative absolute with vacane: 'when it was said'

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• vacane: in the statement/words
• vacane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; with ukte forming locative absolute

• nāradena: by Nārada
• nāradena: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता-करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled (one)
• mahātmanā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता-करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) epithet: mahā + ātman ('great-souled'); Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; apposition to nāradena

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It highlights the core obstacle to dharma and liberation: being seized by māyā (delusion) and daṃbha (hypocrisy), which drives one toward harmful actions and blocks genuine spiritual progress.

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

By contrasting inner corruption (māyā and daṃbha) with Nārada’s counsel, it implies that bhakti must be sincere and ethically grounded—devotion without inner honesty becomes mere show and cannot mature into true surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (sadācāra) as the foundation for any mantra, ritual, or scriptural study to bear fruit.