Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

यस्तु व्रतानि संगृह्य असमाप्य परित्यज्येत् । सोऽसिपत्रेऽनुभूयार्तिं हीनाङगोजायते भुवि ॥ ११७ ॥

Transliteration

yastu vratāni saṃgṛhya asamāpya parityajyet | so'sipatre'nubhūyārtiṃ hīnāṅagojāyate bhuvi || 117 ||

Translation

သို့သော် သစ္စာဝတ် (vrata) များကို ခံယူပြီး မပြီးဆုံးမီ စွန့်ပစ်သူသည် အစိပတ္တရ နရက၌ နာကျင်သောဒုက္ခကို ခံစားရပြီး၊ နောက်တစ်ဖန် မြေပြင်ပေါ်တွင် ကိုယ်အင်္ဂါချို့ယွင်းသော ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာဖြင့် မွေးဖွားလာသည်။

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• व्रतानि: vows/observances
• व्रतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• संगृह्य: having undertaken
• संगृह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (absolutive/gerund) from संगृह्णाति; ‘having undertaken/collected’

• असमाप्य: without completing
• असमाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आप् (धातु)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक-क्त्वान्त (negative gerund): ‘not having completed’

• परित्यज्येत्: should abandon
• परित्यज्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असिपत्रे: in Asipatra (a hell)
• असिपत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असिपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• अनुभूय: having experienced
• अनुभूय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having experienced’

• आर्तिम्: distress/torment
• आर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हीन-अङ्गः: with deficient limbs
• हीन-अङ्गः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied subject ‘he’)

• जायते: is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vrata-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: vrata (general; vow-observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Asipatra

FAQs

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

It teaches vrata-niyama (discipline in vows): beginning a religious observance creates a moral and karmic commitment, and abandoning it mid-way brings painful karmic results, emphasizing steadiness (dhṛti) and sincerity in dharma.

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

Bhakti is not only emotion but also faithful follow-through in promised worship and observances; the verse warns that inconsistent practice undermines devotional integrity and leads to adverse consequences.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and niyama (prayoga) are implied: once a vrata is initiated, it should be properly completed with the prescribed sequence and conclusion, reflecting the applied discipline central to Vedic ritual practice.