Shloka 25

Devanagari script

विशेषाद्द्विजशापेन जाताहं दुःखभागिनी । विप्रवाक्यहताना च दग्धानां चित्रभानुना ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

viśeṣāddvijaśāpena jātāhaṃ duḥkhabhāginī | vipravākyahatānā ca dagdhānāṃ citrabhānunā || 25 ||

Translation

ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ນຍ້ອນຄຳສາບແຊ່ງຂອງພາມ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈຶ່ງກາຍເປັນຜູ້ຮ່ວມຮັບຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າ; ແລະ ຜູ້ທີ່ຖືກວາຈາຂອງພາມທຳຮ້າຍ ກໍປຽບດັ່ງຖືກແຜດເຜົາດ້ວຍແສງຕາເວັນ.

Word by Word

• विशेषात्: especially/from the particular cause
• विशेषात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘especially’

• द्विजशापेन: by the curse of a twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विजशापेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: द्विजस्य शापः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• जाता: (I) have become
• जाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्प्रत्यय: क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः; ‘born/become’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• दुःखभागिनी: a sharer of misery
• दुःखभागिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (दुःखस्य भागिनी = ‘sharer of sorrow’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of अहम्)

• विप्रवाक्यहतानाम्: of those struck by a brahmin's words
• विप्रवाक्यहतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्र + वाक्य + हत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (विप्रस्य वाक्येन हताः), पुं/नपुं? (here gen. pl. common), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of implied persons)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दग्धानाम्: of the burned (ones)
• दग्धानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दह् (धातु) → दग्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्प्रत्यय: क्त (past participle), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘of the burnt (ones)’

• चित्रभानुना: by the blazing sun/fire
• चित्रभानुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (चित्रः भानुः = ‘bright sun/fire’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

A female narrator (a suffering woman/being within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brahmana)
• Vipra (Brahmana)
• Citrabhanu (Surya)

FAQs

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

It underscores the Purāṇic principle that a brāhmaṇa’s utterance (vipra-vākya) and curse (śāpa) can manifest karmic consequences swiftly, urging reverence for dharma and timely purification through prescribed remedies such as prayāścitta and tirtha-sevā.

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

While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it supports a bhakti ethic: humility, avoidance of offenses, and seeking refuge in dharmic means—often culminating in devotion to Viṣṇu and sacred observances in tirtha contexts to neutralize suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects the authority of Vedic speech (śabda) and the disciplined use of language—aligned with Vyākaraṇa/śikṣā sensibilities—by showing how spoken words, especially from a vipra, are treated as potent and consequential.