Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

सुरापानसमं प्राहुस्तथा चन्द्रस्य भक्षणम् । तालं च पानसं चैव द्राक्षं खार्जूरसंभवम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

surāpānasamaṃ prāhustathā candrasya bhakṣaṇam | tālaṃ ca pānasaṃ caiva drākṣaṃ khārjūrasaṃbhavam || 30 ||

Translation

Declaram que “comer candra (certa substância/alimento)” é equivalente a beber licor; do mesmo modo, os produtos de tāla (palmeira), pānasa (jaca), drākṣā (uvas) e os derivados de khārjūra (tâmaras) devem ser entendidos na mesma categoria proibida.

Word by Word

• सुरा-पान-समम्: equal to drinking liquor
• सुरा-पान-समम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः—'सुरापानस्य समम्'

• प्राहुः: they have said/declare
• प्राहुः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह् (धातु) (ब्रू/अह्-आदेश)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

• चन्द्रस्य: of the moon
• चन्द्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• भक्षणम्: eating/consumption
• भक्षणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तालम्: palm (toddy-palm)
• तालम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• पानसम्: jackfruit
• पानसम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ (emphasis/only/indeed)

• द्राक्षम्: grapes
• द्राक्षम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकस्य नपुंसकवत् प्रयोगः (collective), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• खार्जूर-संभवम्: produced from dates
• खार्जूर-संभवम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खार्जूर (प्रातिपदिक) + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'खार्जूरात् संभवम्' (born/produced from dates)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma-instruction context, as preserved in Narada Purana’s Purva Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Chandra

FAQs

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

The verse ranks certain consumptions alongside surā-pāna (liquor drinking), emphasizing that dharma is protected not only by beliefs but also by disciplined intake (āhāra) and avoidance of intoxicating or fermentation-linked preparations that cloud sattva and restraint.

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

Bhakti in the Purāṇic frame is sustained by purity and self-control; by warning against intoxicant-equivalent consumptions, the verse supports a lifestyle that preserves clarity of mind for japa, pūjā, and steady remembrance of the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa/Dharma-śāstra style practical regulation—categorizing substances by effect and origin (e.g., fermentable fruit sources) for ritual and ethical discipline, which is directly relevant to conduct rules used alongside smṛti-based ritual manuals.