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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । अहोऽतिधन्यं सुकृतैकसारं श्रुतं मया पुण्यमसंवृतार्थम् । गाङ्गेयमाहात्म्यमघप्रणाशि त्वत्तो मुने कारुणिकादभीष्टम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | aho'tidhanyaṃ sukṛtaikasāraṃ śrutaṃ mayā puṇyamasaṃvṛtārtham | gāṅgeyamāhātmyamaghapraṇāśi tvatto mune kāruṇikādabhīṣṭam || 5 ||

Translation

നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അഹോ! ഞാൻ അത്യന്തം ധന്യൻ. ഹേ കരുണാമയ മുനേ, നിങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ഞാൻ പുണ്യമായ സുകൃതത്തിന്റെ സാരം—ഗംഗയുടെ മഹാത്മ്യം ശ്രവിച്ചു; അത് പാപനാശിയും ഇഷ്ടപ്രദവും ആകുന്നു।

Word by Word
नारदःNārada
नारदः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
अहोah!/indeed!
अहो:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअहो (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विस्मयादिबोधक निपात (exclamatory particle)
अतिधन्यम्most blessed
अतिधन्यम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअति + धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक विशेषण
सुकृतof merit (good deeds)
सुकृत:
Samasa-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive) as compound member
एकsingle/one
एक:
Samasa-upapada (उपपद)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (as compound member)
सारम्essence
सारम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootसार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुकृतस्य एकः सारः = the very essence of merit)
श्रुतम्heard
श्रुतम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
मयाby me
मया:
Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन
पुण्यम्holy/meritorious
पुण्यम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of (श्रुतम्/माहात्म्यम्)
असंवृतunconcealed
असंवृत:
Samasa-upapada (उपपद)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + संवृत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (as compound member); नञ्-पूर्वक
अर्थम्meaning/purport
अर्थम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः (असंवृतः अर्थः यस्य/यत्र) — here as qualifier of the teaching
गाङ्गेयpertaining to Gaṅgā
गाङ्गेय:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगङ्गा + एय (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्धित (descendant/related) = ‘pertaining to Gaṅgā’
माहात्म्यम्glory
माहात्म्यम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootमाहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
अघof sin
अघ:
Samasa-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअघ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी as compound member
प्रणाशिdestroying sins
प्रणाशि:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + नाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अघस्य प्रणाशि = sin-destroying)
त्वत्तःfrom you
त्वत्तः:
Apadana (अपादान/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन
मुनेO sage
मुने:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
कारुणिकात्from (you) compassionate
कारुणिकात्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeAdjective
Rootकारुणिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of ‘त्वत्तः’ (you, the compassionate one)
अभीष्टम्desired/most welcome
अभीष्टम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of माहात्म्यम्/श्रुतम्
Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
N
Narada
G
Ganga

FAQs

The verse highlights śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of the Ganga’s māhātmya as a concentrated essence of puṇya—teaching that sacred knowledge of tīrthas can purify sin (agha) and orient the seeker toward dharma and spiritual uplift.

Narada’s gratitude models bhakti through humble reception of sacred narration: honoring the compassionate teacher and valuing hearing (śravaṇa) of a holy topic that inspires reverence, purification, and God-centered living.

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa—listening to māhātmya narratives as a recognized purāṇic method for accruing puṇya and reinforcing dharmic practice.

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