Shloka 24

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । नाक्रंदः श्रूयते राजन् प्रांगणे नरकेष्वथ । न चापि क्रियते लेख्यं किंचिद्दुष्कृतकर्मणाम् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | nākraṃdaḥ śrūyate rājan prāṃgaṇe narakeṣvatha | na cāpi kriyate lekhyaṃ kiṃcidduṣkṛtakarmaṇām || 24 ||

Translation

ນາຣະດະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ໃນລານຂອງນະລົກທັງຫຼາຍ ບໍ່ໄດ້ຍິນສຽງຮ້ອງໄຫ້; ແລະບໍ່ມີການຂຽນບັນທຶກໃດໆ ສໍາລັບຜູ້ກະທໍາຊົ່ວ»។

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• ākrandaḥ: cry/wailing
• ākrandaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākranda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• śrūyate: is heard
• śrūyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive sense 'is heard'

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• prāṅgaṇe: in the courtyard
• prāṅgaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṅgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• narakeṣu: in the hells
• narakeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Plural (बहुवचन)

• atha: then/now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (निपात/क्रमसूचक)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), 'also/even'

• kriyate: is made/done
• kriyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; passive sense 'is done/made'

• lekhyaṃ: a record/writing
• lekhyaṃ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lekhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate nominative with passive verb

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indefinite pronoun; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; here with lekhyaṃ: 'anything'

• duṣkṛta-karmaṇām: of those with evil deeds / of evil-doers
• duṣkṛta-karmaṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duṣkṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound: duṣkṛta + karma; Neuter (कर्मन्), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It stresses the inevitability and impersonality of karmic consequence: in naraka there is no consoling outlet (no heard lament) and no negotiable “paperwork”—one faces the direct result of duṣkṛta (wrong action).

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

By highlighting the stark outcome of adharmic living, it implicitly urges refuge in dharma and devotion to Hari/Vishnu as the preventative path—cultivating satkarma and bhakti so one need not enter such states of suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) grounded in karma-siddhānta—careful regulation of actions to avoid duṣkṛta.