Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

वेदमार्गबहिष्टानां जनानां पापकर्मणाम् । मनः शुद्धिविहीनानां हरिनाम्नैव निष्कृतिः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

vedamārgabahiṣṭānāṃ janānāṃ pāpakarmaṇām | manaḥ śuddhivihīnānāṃ harināmnaiva niṣkṛtiḥ || 6 ||

Translation

Для тех, кто стоит вне ведического пути, совершает греховные деяния и лишён чистоты ума, искупление совершается лишь Святым Именем Хари.

Word by Word

• वेदमार्गबहिष्टानाम्: of those outside the Vedic path
• वेदमार्गबहिष्टानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-मार्ग-बहिः-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; बहिःस्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण—जनानाम् (of people)

• जनानाम्: of people
• जनानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पापकर्मणाम्: of sinful deeds (i.e., sinful-doers)
• पापकर्मणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण—जनानाम्

• मनः: of mind
• मनः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (मनसः इत्यर्थे)

• शुद्धिविहीनानाम्: of those devoid of purity
• शुद्धिविहीनानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्धि-विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण—जनानाम्

• हरिनाम्ना: by Hari's name
• हरिनाम्ना: करण (तृतीया/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक; नामन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु (by means of)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (particle of emphasis: only/indeed)

• निष्कृतिः: expiation/atonement
• निष्कृतिः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वाक्यस्य कर्तृपद-स्थानीया (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It elevates Hari-nama (the Divine Name of Vishnu) as a direct and sufficient means of expiation, especially for those burdened by sin and lacking inner purity, emphasizing grace-centered purification.

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

It presents bhakti in the form of nāma-japa as accessible and transformative: even without prior qualification or ritual fitness, sincere remembrance/chanting of Hari becomes the primary remedy and purifier.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—regular nāma-japa as a functional prayashchitta (atonement) practice.