Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

परनिन्दापरा ये च ये च निष्ठुरभाषिणः । दानानां विघ्नकर्त्तारस्तेषां पापफलं श्रृणु ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

paranindāparā ye ca ye ca niṣṭhurabhāṣiṇaḥ | dānānāṃ vighnakarttārasteṣāṃ pāpaphalaṃ śrṛṇu || 64 ||

Translation

Внемли греховному плоду тех, кто наслаждается поношением других, кто говорит жестоко и кто чинит препятствия делам милостыни (дане).

Word by Word

• para-nindā-parāḥ: devoted to slandering others
• para-nindā-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + nindā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative): 'paranindāyām parāḥ'

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun (यत्-शब्द)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• niṣṭhura-bhāṣiṇaḥ: harsh-speakers
• niṣṭhura-bhāṣiṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niṣṭhura (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāṣin (भाष् धातु; णिनि-प्रत्यय/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—कर्मधारय (descriptive): 'niṣṭhurāḥ bhāṣiṇaḥ'

• dānānām: of gifts/charity
• dānānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vighna-karttāraḥ: obstructors (makers of obstacles)
• vighna-karttāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + kartṛ (कृ धातु; तृच्-प्रत्यय/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष: 'vighnaṃ kurvanti'

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pāpa-phalam: sinful result
• pāpa-phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष: 'pāpasya phalam'

• śr̥ṇu: hear
• śr̥ṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It warns that slander, harsh speech, and disrupting charity are not minor faults but karmically weighty adharma, producing definite pāpa-phala (sinful results).

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

Bhakti is supported by purity of conduct—especially speech and compassion. By condemning slander and obstruction of dāna, the verse promotes the sattvic character that sustains Vishnu-bhakti and seva.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway aligned with Śikṣā (discipline of speech) and Dharma-śāstric conduct: control of vāṇī (speech) and non-interference with meritorious rites like dāna.