Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

पापशेषाद्विनिर्मुक्तं हरिसारुप्यतां गतम् । सहस्रसूर्यसंकाशं प्रणनाम यमश्च तम् ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

pāpaśeṣādvinirmuktaṃ harisārupyatāṃ gatam | sahasrasūryasaṃkāśaṃ praṇanāma yamaśca tam || 85 ||

Translation

पापाच्या शेवटच्या अंशापासूनही मुक्त होऊन, हरिसारूप्य प्राप्त करून, सहस्र सूर्यांसारखा तेजस्वी झालेल्या त्या मुक्ताला यमानेही प्रणाम केला।

Word by Word

• पाप-शेषात्: from the remaining sin
• पाप-शेषात्: अपादान (source/separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘remainder of sin’); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन (masc abl sg)

• विनिर्मुक्तम्: freed/released
• विनिर्मुक्तम्: कर्म (object; qualifying ‘tam’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-निर्-मुच् (धातु) → विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter acc sg)

• हरि-सारूप्यताम्: the state of resemblance to Hari
• हरि-सारूप्यताम्: कर्म (goal as object with ‘gatam’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सारूप्यतā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘likeness to Hari’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (fem acc sg)

• गतम्: having attained
• गतम्: कर्म (object; ‘one who has attained’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter acc sg)

• सहस्र-सूर्य-संकाशम्: shining like a thousand suns
• सहस्र-सूर्य-संकाशम्: कर्म (object; qualifying ‘tam’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘having the radiance like a thousand suns’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masc acc sg)

• प्रणनाम: bowed down
• प्रणनाम: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person sg); परस्मैपद

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masc acc sg)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Yama

FAQs

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

It declares that when a soul is purified of even residual sin and attains sārūpya (likeness to Hari), it becomes so spiritually exalted that even Yama—lord of death and judge of karma—offers reverence, indicating transcendence over ordinary karmic jurisdiction.

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

By emphasizing “hari-sārūpyatā,” the verse frames liberation as closeness and conformity to Hari attained through devotion; bhakti culminates not merely in release from punishment but in a divine state recognized as supreme even by Yama.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is ethical-karmic: removal of pāpa-śeṣa through dharma and Hari-bhakti leads to moksha and freedom from Yama’s domain.