Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 163

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

दारिद्र्यं च पराभूतं जायते धनदोपमः । विषादिदोषसंस्पर्शो न भवेत्तु कदाचन ॥ १६३ ॥

Transliteration

dāridryaṃ ca parābhūtaṃ jāyate dhanadopamaḥ | viṣādidoṣasaṃsparśo na bhavettu kadācana || 163 ||

Translation

貧窮と屈辱は打ち勝たれ、財宝神クベーラに比する富と繁栄を得る。さらに、憂いなどの過失の触れは、いかなる時にも決して起こらない。

Word by Word

• दारिद्र्यम्: poverty
• दारिद्र्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here Nominative singular (subject)

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

• पराभूतम्: defeated/overcome
• पराभूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराभूत (प्रातिपदिक); परा-√भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to दारिद्र्यम्

• जायते: arises/comes to be
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• धनदोपमः: one comparable to Kubera (lord of wealth)
• धनदोपमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद-उपम (प्रातिपदिक); धनद (कुबेर) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (predicate/subject complement)

• विषादि-दोष-संस्पर्शः: contact with faults like poison etc.
• विषादि-दोष-संस्पर्शः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष-आदि + दोष + संस्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• भवेत्: would occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; ‘should be/occur’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at any time/ever)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional sequence)

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 frames a dharmic practice as both materially protective (ending poverty and disgrace) and spiritually purifying, by preventing the recurring “touch” of inner faults like sorrow.

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

By emphasizing freedom from viṣāda (dejection) and doṣa (defects), it supports steady devotional life—bhakti thrives when the mind is protected from discouragement and inauspicious influences.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses the Vedanga-style phala-śruti pattern—stating concrete outcomes (wealth, removal of doṣas) that typically accompany correct performance and observance of prescribed rites and disciplines.