Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

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

Devanagari script

सोऽपि याति परं स्थानं यत्र गत्वा न शोचति । सर्वतीर्थानि यज्ञाश्च सांगा वेदाश्च सत्तम ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

so'pi yāti paraṃ sthānaṃ yatra gatvā na śocati | sarvatīrthāni yajñāśca sāṃgā vedāśca sattama || 110 ||

Translation

Он тоже достигает высшей обители; достигнув её, уже не скорбит. Для него все тиртхи, все жертвоприношения и даже Веды вместе с их вспомогательными науками словно исполнены—о лучший из праведных.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; pronoun

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (particle)

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — present indicative, 3rd person singular, active

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्थानम्) — neuter, accusative singular

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — neuter, accusative singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (ल्यबन्त/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकाल — gerund (having gone)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• शोचति: grieves
• शोचति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — present indicative, 3rd person singular, active

• सर्व-तीर्थानि: all sacred places
• सर्व-तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — neuter, nominative plural

• यज्ञाः: sacrifices
• यज्ञाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — masculine, nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स-अङ्गाः: with their auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas)
• स-अङ्गाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वेदाः) — masculine, nominative plural; ‘with limbs/auxiliaries’

• वेदाः: Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — masculine, nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सत्तम: O best of the good
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — masculine, vocative singular; superlative address

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It declares that the highest attainment is the griefless supreme state; reaching it is portrayed as equal to (or surpassing) the cumulative fruits of all tīrthas, yajñas, and Vedic study with Vedāṅgas.

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

By implying that the ultimate goal is a direct attainment of the supreme abode—often framed in the Narada Purana as achieved through single-pointed devotion—rendering external merit-sources like pilgrimage and sacrifice secondary to inner realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It references the Vedas “with their limbs,” i.e., the Vedāṅgas—śikṣā (phonetics), vyākaraṇa (grammar), chandas (meter), nirukta (etymology), jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology), and kalpa (ritual procedure)—as the complete traditional apparatus of Vedic learning whose fruits are encompassed by supreme spiritual attainment.