Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika

Uttaṅka Itihāsa

Devanagari script

सकृद्वा न नमेद्यस्तु विष्णुं पापहरं नृणाम् । श्वपचं तं विजानीयात्कदाचिन्नालपेञ्च तम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

sakṛdvā na namedyastu viṣṇuṃ pāpaharaṃ nṛṇām | śvapacaṃ taṃ vijānīyātkadācinnālapeñca tam || 3 ||

Translation

ଯେ ନର ପାପହର ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କୁ ଏକଥର ମଧ୍ୟ ନମସ୍କାର କରେନାହିଁ, ତାକୁ ଶ୍ୱପଚ (ଅନ୍ତ୍ୟଜ) ବୋଲି ଜାଣିବା; କେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ସହ କଥା ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ।

Word by Word

• सकृत्: even once
• सकृत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/परिमाण-अव्यय (adverb) — 'once'

• वा: or/even
• वा: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle) — 'or/even'

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation) — 'not'

• नमेत्: should bow
• नमेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'should bow'

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — relative pronoun 'who'

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle) — 'but/indeed'

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'Vishnu'

• पाप-हरम्: remover of sin
• पाप-हरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पापं हरति इति) — 'sin-removing' (qualifying विष्णुम्)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — 'of men'

• श्वपचम्: an outcaste (śvapaca)
• श्वपचम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वपच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'dog-cooker; outcaste'

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'him'

• विजानीयात्: should know/consider
• विजानीयात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि — 'should know/recognize'

• कदाचित्: ever
• कदाचित्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb) — 'ever/at any time'

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation) — 'not'

• आलपेत्: should speak to
• आलपेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ — 'should speak to/address'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction) — 'and'

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'him'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada Purana dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It asserts that even a single act of reverence to Vishnu is a basic marker of dharmic life; refusing it signals spiritual negligence, so one should avoid such influence.

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

It presents namaskāra (bowing) to Vishnu as a minimal, accessible form of bhakti and emphasizes that honoring the pāpahara Lord is foundational to purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights sadācāra (right conduct) and saṅga-tyāga (avoiding harmful association) as practical dharma; no specific Vedanga technicality (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this verse.