Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

शङ्करस्याथवा विष्णोर्घृतयुक्तं च गुग्गुलुम् । दत्त्वा धूपे नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

śaṅkarasyāthavā viṣṇorghṛtayuktaṃ ca guggulum | dattvā dhūpe naro bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 63 ||

Translation

Тот, кто с преданностью приносит Шанкаре или Вишну воскурение из гуггулу, смешанного с гхи, освобождается от всех грехов.

Word by Word

• शङ्करस्य: of Shankara (Shiva)
• शङ्करस्य: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: सम्बन्ध (Alternative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• घृतयुक्तम्: mixed with ghee
• घृतयुक्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (घृतेन युक्तम्), ‘युक्त’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (agreeing with गुग्गुलुम्)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गुग्गुलुम्: guggulu (resin/incense)
• गुग्गुलुम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (प्रायः), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having offered
• दत्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having given/offered’

• धूपे: in incense-offering (as fumigation)
• धूपे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: अपादान (Apādāna/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि पापानि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), बहुवचन

• प्रमुच्यते: is released
• प्रमुच्यते: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is freed’

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Shankara
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that simple worship—offering fragrant incense (guggulu) mixed with ghee—when done with sincere bhakti to Śiva or Viṣṇu, functions as a purifying act that destroys sinful reactions.

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

The verse makes devotion (bhaktyā) the decisive factor: the external ritual (dhūpa offering) becomes spiritually effective primarily through heartfelt reverence toward the deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights kalpa/ritual procedure (a practical aspect allied to Vedāṅga-style liturgical order): the correct upacāra of dhūpa, specifying a substance (guggulu) and its preparation (mixed with ghṛta) for worship.