Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इत्येतद्गारुडं नाम पुराणं भुक्तिमुक्तिदम् । कीर्तितं पापशमनं पठतां श्रृण्वतां नृणाम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

ityetadgāruḍaṃ nāma purāṇaṃ bhuktimuktidam | kīrtitaṃ pāpaśamanaṃ paṭhatāṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ nṛṇām || 33 ||

Translation

Assim foi descrito o Purāṇa conhecido como “Gāruḍa”: ele concede deleite mundano e libertação; e é proclamado destruidor de pecados para aqueles que o leem ou o escutam.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-निर्देशक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• गारुडम्: Garuda-related (Gāruḍa)
• गारुडम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying 'पुराणम्')

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable particle used in naming/apposition)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa (ancient text)
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-दम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (भुक्ति+मुक्ति) + उपपद-तत्पुरुष (दम् = 'ददाति' अर्थे): 'भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च ददाति'

• कीर्तितम्: proclaimed/declared
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/कर्मणि क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'कीर्तितम्' = 'has been proclaimed'

• पाप-शमनम्: remover of sins
• पाप-शमनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'पापस्य शमनम्' (used adjectivally for 'पुराणम्')

• पठताम्: of (those) reading
• पठताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); 'पठताम्' = 'of those who read'

• शृण्वताम्: of (those) listening
• शृण्वताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); 'शृण्वताम्' = 'of those who listen'

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it declares that hearing or reciting the Gāruḍa Purāṇa purifies sin and supports both bhukti (well-being in life) and mukti (liberation).

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

By praising śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Purāṇic kathā, it aligns with bhakti-sādhana where attentive listening to sacred narratives becomes a direct means of inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the sādhana method—regular recitation and listening as a disciplined religious practice.