Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites

Devanagari script

न चैते प्रव्रत्यवसिताः सर्वलोकबहिष्कृताः । चान्द्रायणेन शुद्ध्यंन्ति तत्पकृच्छ्रद्वयेन वा ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

na caite pravratyavasitāḥ sarvalokabahiṣkṛtāḥ | cāndrāyaṇena śuddhyaṃnti tatpakṛcchradvayena vā || 22 ||

Translation

И этих людей не следует считать навсегда отпавшими от своих религиозных обетов, и не следует обращаться с ними как с изгнанниками всего общества. Они очищаются либо исполнением обета Чандраяны (Cāndrāyaṇa), либо совершением двух покаяний Пакриччхра (Pakṛcchra), предписанных за это прегрешение.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• ete: these (persons)
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• pravratya-avasitāḥ: concluded/settled in pravratya (vow/penance)
• pravratya-avasitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravratya (प्रातिपदिक) + avasita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from अव+सा/अव+सि ‘to end/settle’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; तत्त्वपुरुष-समासः (‘pravratyā avasitāḥ’/‘pravratyām avasitāḥ’); विशेषणम् (of ‘ete’)

• sarva-loka-bahiṣkṛtāḥ: excluded from all worlds
• sarva-loka-bahiṣkṛtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + bahiṣkṛta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from बहिस्+कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; तत्त्वपुरुष-समासः (‘sarvebhyaḥ lokeभ्यः bahiṣkṛtāḥ’); विशेषणम्

• cāndrāyaṇena: by the Cāndrāyaṇa (penance)
• cāndrāyaṇena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāndrāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; करणवाचक

• śuddhyanti: they become purified
• śuddhyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śudh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative) आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष बहुवचनम्

• tat-pakṛcchra-dvayena: by a double Pakṛcchra (penance)
• tat-pakṛcchra-dvayena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + pakṛcchra (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; तत्त्वपुरुष-समासः (‘tasya pakṛcchrasya dvayena’ = by two pakṛcchra-penances); करणवाचक

• vā: or
• vā: Alternative marker (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (or)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the teaching in the Purāṇic discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Cāndrāyaṇa; (two) Kṛcchra penances (pakṛcchra-dvaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It teaches that ritual or moral lapses need not lead to permanent spiritual condemnation; prescribed prāyaścitta (like Cāndrāyaṇa or Pakṛcchra) restores purity and dharmic standing.

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

By emphasizing restoration rather than permanent exclusion, it supports continued eligibility for worship and devotion after atonement—implying that sincere corrective practice keeps one fit for bhakti and dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: it references specific expiatory vratas—Cāndrāyaṇa and Pakṛcchra—showing how dharma is applied through regulated vows and penances.