Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

तदेतेनेह लभ्येत किं बहूक्तेन नारद । मृतेरनंतरं प्राप्य शिवलोकं सनातनम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

tadeteneha labhyeta kiṃ bahūktena nārada | mṛteranaṃtaraṃ prāpya śivalokaṃ sanātanam || 28 ||

Translation

ด้วยสิ่งนี้เพียงอย่างเดียวก็สำเร็จได้ในโลกนี้—จะกล่าวมากไปไย โอ้นารท! ครั้นสิ้นชีวิตแล้ว ย่อมเข้าถึงศิวโลกอันนิรันดร์โดยทันที

Word by Word

• तत्: that (result)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative (subject of labhyeta)

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karana (करण/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• लभ्येत: would be obtained
• लभ्येत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• किम्: what (need)
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative used adverbially)

• बहूक्तेन: with much talk / by many words
• बहूक्तेन: Karana (करण/means; idiomatic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक); components: बहु (much) + उक्त (said)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करणार्थे; तृतीया with sense 'by much speaking'

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मृतेः: after death
• मृतेः: Apadana (अपादान/source; idiomatic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु/मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; used in ablative sense with anantaram (after death)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यबन्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• शिवलोकम्: Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/object of prāpya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + लोक (प्रातिपदिक); components: शिव (Śiva) + लोक (world)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य लोकः)

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of शिवलोकम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teacher addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a phalaśruti-style assurance: the teaching or practice just described is presented as sufficient in itself, granting immediate post-death attainment of the eternal Śiva-loka.

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

It emphasizes single-pointed efficacy—steadfast devotion or adherence to the stated sādhana is portrayed as enough, without needing elaborate discourse, culminating in a direct divine destination (Śiva-loka).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the Narada Purana’s phala-oriented framing—clear results (phala) tied to a defined sādhana rather than technical ritual or grammatical detail.