Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa

Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

हस्त्यश्वरथदानैश्च प्रीणयेत्सततं गुरुम् । यस्तु व्याकुरुते विप्राः पुराणं धर्मसंग्रहम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

hastyaśvarathadānaiśca prīṇayetsatataṃ gurum | yastu vyākurute viprāḥ purāṇaṃ dharmasaṃgraham || 39 ||

Translation

ຄວນໃຫ້ຄູອາຈານປິຕິຍິນດີຢູ່ເສມອ ດ້ວຍທານເຊັ່ນ ຊ້າງ ມ້າ ແລະລົດຮົບ. ແຕ່ໂອ ພຣາຫມັນທັງຫຼາຍ, ຜູ້ທີ່ອະທິບາຍພຸຣານະນີ້—ຄັງຮວບຮວມແຫ່ງທັມມະ—ຍິ່ງຄວນໄດ້ຮັບການບູຊາເປັນພິເສດ.

Word by Word

• hasti-aśva-ratha-dānaiḥ: with gifts of elephants, horses, and chariots
• hasti-aśva-ratha-dānaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasti (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• prīṇayet: should please
• prīṇayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prīṇ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, तृतीय-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense not required

• satatam: always
• satatam: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• gurum: the teacher
• gurum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• vyākurute: expounds/explains
• vyākurute: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vyā-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, तृतीय-पुरुष, एकवचन

• viprāḥ: O Brahmins
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रथमा (addressing)

• purāṇam: the Purāṇa
• purāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• dharma-saṃgraham: a compendium of dharma
• dharma-saṃgraham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; पुराणम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणवत्

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Guru

FAQs

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

It elevates guru-sevā (service to the spiritual teacher) as a primary dharmic act and highlights that transmitting Purāṇic Dharma through explanation is a highly meritorious form of service and giving.

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

By stressing continual pleasing of the guru and honoring the teacher who expounds sacred tradition, it points to bhakti expressed as humility, service, and attentive hearing of Dharma through an authorized guide.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vyākhyāna (systematic exposition/teaching) of scripture—aligned with disciplined verbal transmission and interpretation (connected in practice with śāstra-study and language competence), rather than a specific ritual or astrological technique.