Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release

Devanagari script

तद्बिंदुसेकसंभूतज्ञानेन गतकल्मषः । हरिसेवापरो भूत्वा परां शान्तिं गमिष्यसि ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

tadbiṃdusekasaṃbhūtajñānena gatakalmaṣaḥ | harisevāparo bhūtvā parāṃ śāntiṃ gamiṣyasi || 45 ||

Translation

तद्बिन्दुसेकजं ज्ञानं कल्मषं नाशयिष्यति । हरिसेवापरो भूत्वा परां शान्तिं गमिष्यसि ॥

Word by Word

• तत्-बिन्दु-सेक-सम्भूत-ज्ञानेन: by the knowledge arisen from that sprinkling of drops
• तत्-बिन्दु-सेक-सम्भूत-ज्ञानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + सेक (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (कृदन्त; सम्√भू धातु) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तत्-बिन्दु-सेकात् सम्भूतं ज्ञानम् तेन)

• गत-कल्मषः: whose sin has gone; purified
• गत-कल्मषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु) + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गतं कल्मषं यस्य)

• हरि-सेवा-अपरः: devoted to service of Hari
• हरि-सेवा-अपरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवा (प्रातिपदिक) + अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हरिसेवायाम् अपरः = devoted to Hari’s service)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having become)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (शान्तिम्)

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गमिष्यसि: you will attain/go to
• गमिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links purification and awakening of true knowledge with single-pointed service to Hari, declaring that such bhakti-yoga culminates in parā śānti (supreme inner peace).

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

It presents devotion as practical “service” (sevā) to Hari; when one becomes harisevā-para (devotion-centered), impurities fall away and the heart naturally rests in lasting peace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is the Narada Purana’s emphasis on purification practices and disciplined devotion as the foundation for liberating knowledge.