Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

हरिभक्तिरतानां च पापबंधो न जायते । अतोऽतिदुर्लभा लोके हरिभक्तिर्दुरात्मनाम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

haribhaktiratānāṃ ca pāpabaṃdho na jāyate | ato'tidurlabhā loke haribhaktirdurātmanām || 10 ||

Translation

ハリへのバクティに憩う者には、罪の束縛は生じない。ゆえにこの世において、邪なる心の者にハリへの信愛はきわめて得難い。

Word by Word

• हरिभक्तिरतानाम्: of those devoted to devotion to Hari
• हरिभक्तिरतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि-भक्ति-रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण—(अध्याहृतः) जनानाम् (of those devoted to Hari-bhakti)

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

• पापबन्धः: bondage of sin
• पापबन्धः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (causal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ (therefore/from this reason)

• अतिदुर्लभा: extremely rare
• अतिदुर्लभा: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—हरिभक्तिः

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the world)

• हरिभक्तिः: devotion to Hari
• हरिभक्तिः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि-भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दुरात्मनाम्: of evil-minded persons
• दुरात्मनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that genuine devotion to Hari prevents the very formation of sinful bondage, making bhakti a direct purifier and a safeguard on the spiritual path.

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

Bhakti is presented as a transformative orientation of the heart: when one is truly engaged in devotion to Vishnu, sinful entanglement does not take root, but such devotion is rare among those with impure intentions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Shiksha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—cultivating pure intention (bhakti) to avoid papa-bandha.