Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites

Devanagari script

सायं संगोपनार्थं च त्वदोषो रोषबन्धयोः । पादे चैवास्य रोमाणि द्विपादे श्मश्रु केवलम् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

sāyaṃ saṃgopanārthaṃ ca tvadoṣo roṣabandhayoḥ | pāde caivāsya romāṇi dvipāde śmaśru kevalam || 49 ||

Translation

ຕອນແລງ ການປິດບັງແມ່ນເພື່ອປົກປ້ອງ; ແຕ່ຄວາມຜິດຂອງເຈົ້າຢູ່ທີ່ຄວາມໂກດ ແລະການຖືກຜູກມັດດ້ວຍຄວາມຄັບແຄ້ນ. ສ່ວນຮ່າງກາຍຂອງເຂົາ: ຂົນຢູ່ທີ່ຕີນ; ສໍາລັບຜູ້ມີສອງຕີນ (ມະນຸດ) ມີແຕ່ໜວດເທົ່ານັ້ນ.

Word by Word

• sāyam: in the evening
• sāyam: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāyam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• saṃgopana-artham: for the purpose of concealment/covering
• saṃgopana-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgopana-artha (प्रातिपदिक; saṃgopana + artha)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular); प्रयोजन (accusative of purpose)

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

• tvat-doṣaḥ: your fault
• tvat-doṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat-doṣa (प्रातिपदिक; tvat + doṣa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular)

• roṣa-bandhayoḥ: of anger and restraint/binding
• roṣa-bandhayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roṣa-bandha (प्रातिपदिक; roṣa + bandha)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (dual); द्वन्द्वसमास—‘roṣaś ca bandhaś ca’; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• pāde: on the foot
• pāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular); अधिकरण (locative)

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

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• asya: of him/of this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (अयम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m/n), षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun), सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• romāṇi: hairs
• romāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roman (रोमन्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (plural)

• dvi-pāde: on the two-footed (part)
• dvi-pāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi-pāda (प्रातिपदिक; dvi + pāda)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular); द्विगुसमास (numeral compound)

• śmaśru: beard/moustache
• śmaśru: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śmaśru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular)

• kevalam: only/merely
• kevalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying śmaśru

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer actions (like concealment at night for safety) are secondary; the real spiritual fault is inner bondage to anger and resentment, which obstructs dharma and clarity of mind.

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

Bhakti requires inner purity and steadiness; anger (roṣa) and hostility fracture remembrance of the Lord and disrupt disciplined conduct, so controlling them supports sustained devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily emphasizes dharmic conduct rather than a specific Vedanga; practically, it aligns with niti and self-regulation taught alongside smriti-based ritual life—inner restraint preserves the efficacy of one’s religious practice.