Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

ये वर्जिता हरिकथामृतसेवनैश्च नारायणस्मृतिपरायणमानसैश्च । विप्रेद्रपादजलसेचनतोऽप्रहृष्टांस्तान्पापिनो मम भटा गृहमानयध्वम् ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

ye varjitā harikathāmṛtasevanaiśca nārāyaṇasmṛtiparāyaṇamānasaiśca | vipredrapādajalasecanato'prahṛṣṭāṃstānpāpino mama bhaṭā gṛhamānayadhvam || 79 ||

Translation

నా సేవకులారా, హరికథామృత సేవనానికి దూరమైనవారిని, నారాయణస్మరణలో మనస్సు పరాయణం కానివారిని, శ్రేష్ఠ బ్రాహ్మణుల పాదప్రక్షాళన జలాన్ని చల్లినా ఆనందించని పాపులను నా నివాసానికి తీసుకురండి।

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; sarvanāma (relative pronoun)

• varjitāḥ: excluded/devoid (of)
• varjitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varjita (कृदन्त, क्त; from varj धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; past passive participle used adjectivally

• hari-kathā-amṛta-sevanaiḥ: by the practice of drinking the nectar of Hari’s stories
• hari-kathā-amṛta-sevanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + sevana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Tṛtīyā (3rd/करण), Bahuvacana; instrumental of means/association

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• nārāyaṇa-smṛti-parāyaṇa-mānasaiḥ: by minds devoted to remembering Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇa-smṛti-parāyaṇa-mānasaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + smṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; instrumental; ‘with minds devoted to remembrance of Nārāyaṇa’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• vipra-indra-pāda-jala-secanataḥ: because of (the act of) sprinkling water from the feet of the chief Brahmin
• vipra-indra-pāda-jala-secanataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक) + secana (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Hetu-avyaya (ablatival adverb/तस्-प्रत्यय): ‘from/because of sprinkling water on the feet of the best of Brahmins’

• aprahṛṣṭān: not delighted
• aprahṛṣṭān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (निषेध) + prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त; from pra+√hṛṣ)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; negative participial adjective

• tān: those (persons)
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; demonstrative pronoun

• pāpinaḥ: sinful ones
• pāpinaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; used appositionally to tān

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/genitive), Ekavacana; pronoun

• bhaṭāḥ: O soldiers/attendants
• bhaṭāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; संबोधनार्थे प्रथमा (address)

• gṛham: to (my) house
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; destination as object

• ānayadhvam: bring
• ānayadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Yama (addressing his attendants/messengers, the Yamadūtas)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Narayana
• Brahmanas
• Yama
• Yamadutas

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts the saving power of Hari-kathā (devotional hearing) and Nārāyaṇa-smṛti (constant remembrance) with the spiritual dullness that marks a person who rejects these; such negligence is portrayed as leading toward Yama’s domain (karmic consequence).

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

Bhakti is presented as active participation in Hari’s nectar-like narratives and a mind anchored in Nārāyaṇa’s remembrance; lack of taste for these, and lack of reverence for saintly association (symbolized by vipra-pāda-jala), indicates absence of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, etc.) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual-ethical—honoring the sādhus/brāhmaṇas and cultivating daily disciplines of śravaṇa (hearing Hari-kathā) and smaraṇa (remembrance).