Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

न तस्य यातनालोको भवेन्नृपतिसत्तम । ताम्बूलदानं यः कुर्याच्छक्तितो नृपसत्तम ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

na tasya yātanāloko bhavennṛpatisattama | tāmbūladānaṃ yaḥ kuryācchaktito nṛpasattama || 95 ||

Translation

အို မင်းမြတ်တို့အထဲမှ အမြတ်ဆုံး၊ မိမိစွမ်းအားအတိုင်း တာမ္ဘူလ (ကွမ်းရွက်ပူဇော်သကာ) ကို ပေးလှူသူအတွက် ဒဏ်ခတ်နှိပ်စက်ရာ လောကကို မတွေ့ကြုံရ။

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यातनालोकः: the world/state of torment
• यातनालोकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यातना-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be/should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नृपतिसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपतिसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• ताम्बूलदानम्: gift of betel (tāmbūla)
• ताम्बूलदानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल-दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शक्तितः: according to one’s capacity
• शक्तितः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘शक्तेः’ इत्यर्थे; यथाशक्ति (according to ability)

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It teaches that even a simple, culturally sacred offering like tāmbūla, when given sincerely and within one’s means, becomes dāna-dharma that protects one from punitive suffering (yātanā-loka).

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

By emphasizing humble giving “according to capacity,” it supports bhakti-oriented living where small acts of reverence and generosity, done with faith, purify the heart and reduce karmic consequences.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual conduct (kalpa-style practical dharma) is implied: offerings like tāmbūla are part of customary honor in rites and hospitality, and the verse stresses proportional giving (śaktitaḥ) as a rule of dharmic practice.