Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

प्रतिग्रहपरा नित्यं जगदुन्मार्गशीलिनः । आत्मस्तुतिपराः सर्वे परनिंदापरास्तथा ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

pratigrahaparā nityaṃ jagadunmārgaśīlinaḥ | ātmastutiparāḥ sarve paraniṃdāparāstathā || 62 ||

Translation

അവർ നിത്യം പ്രതിഗ്രഹത്തിൽ ആസക്തർ, ലോകത്തെ കുപഥത്തിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവമുള്ളവർ; എല്ലാവരും ആത്മസ്തുതിയിൽ രതരും അതുപോലെ പരനിന്ദയിലും ആസക്തരുമാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• prati-graha-parāḥ: devoted to accepting gifts
• prati-graha-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratigraha (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• jagat-unmārga-śīlinaḥ: habitually on the world's wrong path
• jagat-unmārga-śīlinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + unmārga (प्रातिपदिक) + śīlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण; śīlin = 'habitual'

• ātma-stuti-parāḥ: intent on self-praise
• ātma-stuti-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + stuti (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; सर्वनाम (pronoun-like adjective used substantively)

• para-nindā-parāḥ: devoted to criticizing others
• para-nindā-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + nindā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण

• tathā: likewise; also
• tathā: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable particle/adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It identifies classic marks of adharma—greed (pratigraha), misleading society (unmarga), egoistic self-advertising, and fault-finding—showing what a seeker should avoid to preserve purity of mind and right discernment.

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

Bhakti thrives on humility and truthfulness; this verse highlights the opposite tendencies—self-praise and condemning others—which obstruct devotion by strengthening ahankara and distracting the mind from sincere remembrance of Bhagavan.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a technical Vedanga lesson; it is applied dharma (sadachara). Practically, it warns that speech and conduct must be restrained—avoiding self-glorification and slander—so that any study of shastra or ritual remains ethically grounded.