Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

एवं गृही सदाचारं कुर्यात्प्रतिदिनं मुने । यदाऽचारपरित्यागी प्रायश्चित्ती तदा भवेत् ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ gṛhī sadācāraṃ kuryātpratidinaṃ mune | yadā'cāraparityāgī prāyaścittī tadā bhavet || 84 ||

Translation

ஓ முனிவரே, இல்லறத்தான் இவ்வாறு தினந்தோறும் நல்லொழுக்கத்தைப் பின்பற்ற வேண்டும். ஆனால் ஒழுக்கத்தை விட்டுவிட்டால், அப்போது பிராயச்சித்தம் செய்ய வேண்டியவன் ஆகிறான்.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus)

• गृही: a householder
• गृही: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular); गृहस्थः (householder)

• सद्-आचारम्: good conduct
• सद्-आचारम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः: सदाचारः = सत् आचारः (good conduct)

• कुर्यात्: should do, should practice
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रति-दिनम्: every day
• प्रति-दिनम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (adverbial): प्रतिदिनम् = every day; क्रियाविशेषण

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• यदा: when
• यदा: सम्बन्ध (clausal linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: कालवाचक (temporal conjunction: when)

• आचार-परित्यागी: one who abandons proper conduct
• आचार-परित्यागी: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular); कृदन्त: त्यज् धातोः णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun) ‘त्यागिन्/त्यागी’; उपसर्गः: परि-; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: आचारस्य परित्यागी

• प्रायश्चित्ती: an expiator (one who must do expiation)
• प्रायश्चित्ती: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular); ‘प्रायश्चित्ती’ = one who performs expiation

• तदा: then
• तदा: सम्बन्ध (correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: तदा (correlative adverb: then)

• भवेत्: should be, becomes (ought to be)
• भवेत्: विधेय (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It establishes daily sadācāra (right conduct) as the baseline of dharma for a gṛhastha, and frames prāyaścitta as a corrective remedy only when that discipline is abandoned.

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

By insisting on consistent daily discipline, it supports bhakti as a lived practice—purity of conduct sustains worship and remembrance, while lapses require purification through expiation before devotion becomes steady again.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline and expiation (prāyaścitta) fall under applied dharma-śāstra practice; the verse implicitly points to correct procedural performance (kalpa-oriented conduct) in daily life.