Shloka 25

Yamavākya

The Words of Yama

Devanagari script

हरेर्दिने धातृफलांगलिप्तो विमुक्तवांछारसभोजनो नरः । प्रयाति लोके धरणीधरस्य विदुष्टकर्मापि मनुष्यजन्मा ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

harerdine dhātṛphalāṃgalipto vimuktavāṃchārasabhojano naraḥ | prayāti loke dharaṇīdharasya viduṣṭakarmāpi manuṣyajanmā || 25 ||

Translation

ಹರಿಯ ಪವಿತ್ರ ದಿನದಲ್ಲಿ ಧಾತ್ರಿ (ಆಮಲಕಿ) ಫಲದ ಲೇಪವನ್ನು ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿ, ರಸ-ರುಚಿಗಳ ಆಸೆಯನ್ನು ಬಿಡಿಸಿ ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡುವವನು—ಮಾನವಜನ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಿಂದ್ಯಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದವನಾದರೂ—ಧರಣೀಧರ (ವಿಷ್ಣು) ಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• धातृफलाङ्गलिप्तः: smeared on the body with dhātṛ-fruit (paste)
• धातृफलाङ्गलिप्तः: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धातृफल (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + लिप्त (कृदन्त, √लिप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; लिप्त = भूतकृदन्त (क्त), √लिप् (लिप् लेपन) ‘smeared’; समासः: धातृफलस्य अङ्गे लिप्तः (सप्तमी/अधिकरण-तत्पुरुष)

• विमुक्तवाञ्छारसभोजनः: whose food is the essence of liberated desire (contented)
• विमुक्तवाञ्छारसभोजनः: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्त (कृदन्त, √मुच्) + वाञ्छा (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विमुक्त = भूतकृदन्त (क्त), √मुच् (मुच् मोक्षणे) ‘freed’; समासः: वाञ्छायाः रसः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तस्य भोजनः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) → ‘one whose food is the essence of (fulfilled) desire’; समग्रः विशेषणम्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रयाति: goes/attains
• प्रयाति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• धरणीधरस्य: of the bearer of the earth (Viṣṇu/Śiva/king)
• धरणीधरस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः धरणीं धरति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• विदुष्टकर्मा: even one of evil deeds
• विदुष्टकर्मा: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: विदुष्टं कर्म यस्य सः ‘one whose deeds are evil’

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• मनुष्यजन्मा: one born as a human
• मनुष्यजन्मा: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: मनुष्यजन्म यस्य सः ‘one who has human birth’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/mahatmya sequence, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harerdina / Harivāsara (Hari’s sacred day; likely an Ekādaśī-type observance in vrata-mahātmya context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Dharanidhara (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere observance of Hari’s sacred day—marked by bodily purity (dhātṛ/āmalakī anointment) and sensory restraint—has the power to elevate a person to Viṣṇu’s realm, even overcoming the burden of prior misdeeds.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through practical discipline: honoring Hari’s day, simplifying food, and renouncing craving for taste. The verse emphasizes transformation through devotion-in-action rather than mere status or past record.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse prescribes vrata-style conduct—anointment with dhātṛ (āmalakī) and regulated eating—as a concrete rule of observance for Hari’s day.