Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132

The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणी पुत्र सम्यक्ते जग्मुर्हस्तथैव च । कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशा बभूवुर्विवुधर्पभाः ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

brāhmaṇī putra samyakte jagmurhastathaiva ca | koṭisūryapratīkāśā babhūvurvivudharpabhāḥ || 32 ||

Translation

その婆羅門の女と息子はただちに去った。すると四方に、千万の太陽にも似た輝きが満ち、天人たちの光彩があまねく顕れた。

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणी: the Brahmin woman
• ब्राह्मणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सम्यक्: properly, well
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb), प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन (Singular) / षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (Singular) सम्भाव्य; अत्र सम्बोधनानन्तरं दत्तिः-प्रयोगः अधिकः: 'to you'

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), स्मरण/खलु-अर्थ (indeed)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकार/तुल्यत्व (thus/so)

• एव: just, indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारण (emphasis: just/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशाः: radiant like crores of suns
• कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + सूर्य + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: कोटि-सूर्यवत् प्रतीकाशाः (shining like ten million suns)

• बभूवुः: became
• बभूवुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विवुधर्पभाः: having divine splendor
• विवुधर्पभाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवुध + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: विवुधानां प्रभाः (having the splendor of gods)

Speaker

Nārada (narrating within the Purāṇic dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇī
• Putra
• Vivudhas (Devas)

FAQs

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

The verse portrays the visible manifestation of divine radiance—an auspicious sign that righteous conduct (dharma) and proper action (samyak-kriyā) draw the presence and approval of celestial powers.

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

While bhakti is not explicitly named here, the imagery of overwhelming divine light functions as a bhakti-marker in Purāṇic narration: sincere, proper spiritual life culminates in felt nearness of the divine and its attendants.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis on “samyak” (doing things correctly) aligns with Vedāṅga concerns—especially Śikṣā and Kalpa—where correct performance, pronunciation, and procedure are treated as spiritually consequential.