Shloka 6

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

न नास्तिकाय मूर्खाय न कृतघ्नाय मानिने । न दुष्टमतये दद्यान्नाभक्ताय कदाचन ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

na nāstikāya mūrkhāya na kṛtaghnāya mānine | na duṣṭamataye dadyānnābhaktāya kadācana || 6 ||

Translation

నాస్తికుడికి, మూర్ఖుడికి, కృతఘ్నుడికి, అహంకారికి ఇవ్వకూడదు; దుష్టబుద్ధి గలవాడికీ కాదు; భక్తిలేనివాడికి అయితే ఎప్పటికీ ఇవ్వకూడదు.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• नास्तिकाय: to an atheist
• नास्तिकाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नास्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• मूर्खाय: to a fool
• मूर्खाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• कृतघ्नाय: to an ungrateful person
• कृतघ्नाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• मानिने: to a proud person
• मानिने: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; इन्-प्रातिपदिक (मानिन्)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• दुष्टमतये: to one of wicked mind
• दुष्टमतये: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (दुष्टा मतिः यस्य/दुष्टा मतिः)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अभक्ताय: to a non-devotee
• अभक्ताय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त (अभक्त)

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Narada (instructional voice within the Narada Purana’s discourse tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It sets the dharmic principle of adhikāra (fitness): sacred gifts and teachings bear fruit when offered to receptive, devoted, and ethically aligned recipients, and are squandered when given to the faithless or malicious.

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

It treats bhakti as a minimum qualification for receiving higher spiritual instruction; without devotion, the heart is closed, so even true teaching or holy charity fails to transform the recipient.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights dharma-nīti (practical ethics) used in ritual life: discerning the proper recipient for dāna and upadeśa—an applied rule of conduct rather than a technical point of Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa/Jyotiṣa.