Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa

Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

दानानां चापि सर्वेषां तपसां वाप्यशेषतः । उपवासपरो वापि हविष्याशी जितेंद्रियः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

dānānāṃ cāpi sarveṣāṃ tapasāṃ vāpyaśeṣataḥ | upavāsaparo vāpi haviṣyāśī jiteṃdriyaḥ || 30 ||

Translation

たとえ人があらゆる布施（ダーナ）を行い、残りなく一切の苦行（タパス）を修し—断食に専心し、供物の食（ハヴィシュヤ）にて生き、諸根を制する者であっても—（そのような修行がここに説かれる）。

Word by Word

• दानानाम्: of gifts/charities
• दानानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier of दानानाम्)

• तपसाम्: of austerities
• तपसाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• अपि: also
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (particle)

• अशेषतः: completely; without remainder
• अशेषतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (adverb: ‘entirely/without remainder’)

• उपवासपरः: devoted to fasting
• उपवासपरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘उपवासे परः’ (devoted to fasting)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• अपि: even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (particle)

• हविष्याशी: one who eats haviṣya (ritual food)
• हविष्याशी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हविष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘हविष्यं अश्नाति’ (one who eats haviṣya)

• जितेन्द्रियः: self-controlled; having conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त; √जि धातु) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि: ‘जितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य सः’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition)

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 highlights classical Dharma-qualifications—charity, austerity, fasting, ritual purity of diet, and mastery of the senses—as foundational disciplines that support higher religious aims taught in the text.

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

By stressing self-restraint and purity (upavāsa, haviṣya, jitendriyatā), it frames the inner discipline that makes worship and devotion steady, focused, and free from sensory agitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied through the term “haviṣya” (oblation-related pure food), reflecting applied Kalpa (procedural discipline of rites/vows) rather than grammar or astrology.