Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

प्रासप्रोता हलैर्भिन्ना आर्त्तरावविराविणः । अत्युष्णतैलपाकेऽतितप्यन्ते भृशदारुणे ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

prāsaprotā halairbhinnā ārttarāvavirāviṇaḥ | atyuṣṇatailapāke'titapyante bhṛśadāruṇe || 104 ||

Translation

കുന്തങ്ങളാൽ കുത്തിക്കൊള്ളപ്പെട്ടും, ഉഴവുപലകകളാൽ പിളർന്നും, ആർത്തനാദം മുഴക്കിയും—അവർ അത്യുഷ്ണമായ എണ്ണയിൽ ഭയാനക പാകത്തിൽ കഠിനമായി പീഡിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• प्रास-प्रोताः: pierced by spears
• प्रास-प्रोताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रास (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रोत (प्रु/प्रो-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तृतीया/करण-तत्पुरुषार्थे (प्रासेन प्रोताः = speared)

• हलैः: with ploughs
• हलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• भिन्नाः: split/cleft
• भिन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिद् (धातु) → भिन्न (क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle

• आर्त-राव-विराविणः: uttering distressed cries
• आर्त-राव-विराविणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + राव (प्रातिपदिक) + विराविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (आर्तः रावः यस्य/येषां ते)

• अति-उष्ण-तैल-पाके: in the boiling of extremely hot oil
• अति-उष्ण-तैल-पाके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + तैल (प्रातिपदिक) + पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अत्युष्णस्य तैलस्य पाकः)

• अति-तप्यन्ते: are tormented/burn intensely
• अति-तप्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: अति-

• भृश-दारुणे: in the exceedingly dreadful (state)
• भृश-दारुणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृश (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (भृशं दारुणः) विशेषणम् (पाके इति पदस्य)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It underscores karma-phala: harmful, adharmic actions ripen into intense suffering, urging restraint, repentance (prāyaścitta), and a dharmic life.

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

By vividly showing the terror of naraka-born suffering, it indirectly motivates turning toward sattva, dharma, and ultimately Vishnu-bhakti as a refuge from the results of sin.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; it functions as dharma-śāstra style instruction about moral causality (karma) and the need for corrective observances (vrata/prāyaścitta) in practice.