Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

वावयेत्पुरतो विष्णोः पुण्यक्षेत्रे द्विजान्तिके । ब्रह्यद्रोहपराणां च दंभाचारयुतात्मनाम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

vāvayetpurato viṣṇoḥ puṇyakṣetre dvijāntike | brahyadrohaparāṇāṃ ca daṃbhācārayutātmanām || 48 ||

Translation

വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ, പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ, ബ്രാഹ്മണരുടെ സമീപത്ത് ഇതിന്റെ പാരായണം നടത്തിക്കൊള്ളണം—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ബ്രഹ്മ/ബ്രാഹ്മണദ്രോഹത്തിൽ ലീനരായും, ദംഭവും ദുഷ്ടാചാരവും ചേർന്ന മനസ്സുള്ളവർക്കുമായി.

Word by Word

• वावयेत्: should cause to be recited/read aloud
• वावयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा/वाप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पाठभेदसम्भवः (वाचयेत्/वापयेत् इत्यादि)

• पुरतः: in front (of)
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (prepositional adverb: ‘in front of’)

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुण्य-क्षेत्रे: in a holy place
• पुण्य-क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (पुण्यं क्षेत्रम्)

• द्विज-अन्तिके: in the presence of a Brahmin
• द्विज-अन्तिके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विजस्य अन्तिकम्)

• ब्रह्य-द्रोह-पराणाम्: of those devoted to harming Brahmins/Brahman
• ब्रह्य-द्रोह-पराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्य/ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रोह (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मद्रोहे पराः)

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

• दंभ-आचार-युत-आत्मनाम्: of those whose minds are joined with hypocrisy and bad conduct
• दंभ-आचार-युत-आत्मनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (दंभाचारयुतः आत्मा येषाम्)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahman
• Dvija (Brahmana)

FAQs

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

It prescribes a corrective, purificatory act—devotional recitation before Viṣṇu at a sacred place in the presence of brāhmaṇas—aimed at reforming those tainted by brahma-droha (anti-sacred hostility) and dambha (hypocrisy).

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

Bhakti is presented as an active remedial discipline: placing oneself before Viṣṇu and engaging in sanctioned recitation (parāyaṇa) within a dharmic setting (tīrtha and brāhmaṇa-satsaṅga) to transform impure tendencies.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-practice protocol (proper place—puṇyakṣetra; proper officiant/audience—dvija), aligning devotional recitation with dharmic procedure—closest to Kalpa-oriented discipline (right performance and context).