Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अज्ञानाव्द्याहृते वाक्ये भुज्यतां हरिवासरे । तस्यापि शुद्धिर्गदिता प्राणायामशतेन हि ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

ajñānāvdyāhṛte vākye bhujyatāṃ harivāsare | tasyāpi śuddhirgaditā prāṇāyāmaśatena hi || 66 ||

Translation

അജ്ഞാനവശാൽ ‘ഹരിവാസരത്തിൽ ഭക്ഷിക്കാം’ എന്ന വാക്ക് ഉച്ചരിച്ചാലും, അതിന്നും ശുദ്ധി പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു—നൂറ് പ്രാണായാമം കൊണ്ടു.

Word by Word

• अज्ञानात्: from ignorance / due to ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्याहृते: (when) uttered/spoken
• व्याहृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु) + व्या (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'when/if uttered' (locative absolute sense with vākye)

• वाक्ये: in a statement/utterance
• वाक्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भुज्यताम्: let it be eaten/consumed
• भुज्यताम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• हरिवासरे: on Hari’s day (Sunday/Viṣṇu’s day)
• हरिवासरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि-वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हरेः वासरः

• तस्य: of that / its
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक निपात (also/even)

• शुद्धिः: purification
• शुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गदिता: is stated/has been said
• गदिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; शुद्धिः इति विशेष्येण सह

• प्राणायामशतेन: by a hundred prāṇāyāmas
• प्राणायामशतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणायाम-शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: प्राणायामानां शतम्

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma–vrata context; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Harivāsara observance (Ekādaśī-associated sacred period)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the sanctity of Harivāsara (Ekādaśī-related observance) and teaches that even verbal lapses that weaken vrata-discipline can be purified through a defined prāyaścitta—one hundred prāṇāyāmas—restoring devotional integrity toward Hari.

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

Bhakti here is shown as careful honoring of Hari’s sacred time (Harivāsara) through restraint; the verse also reflects compassionate dharma by allowing purification when mistakes occur unintentionally, so devotion is maintained without despair.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga-level ritual discipline and prāṇāyāma as a practical method of prāyaścitta (atonement), aligning bodily regulation (yogic practice) with vrata observance in a dharma framework.