Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

यो मे पूर्वगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तमिंद्रो देवरा जोऽद्य नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

yo me pūrvagataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā | tamiṃdro devarā jo'dya nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ || 34 ||

Translation

ขอพระอินทร์ ผู้เป็นราชาแห่งเทวะ ผู้ประทานผลอันพึงปรารถนาทั้งปวง จงทำลายบาปที่มาสู่ข้าพเจ้า ณ ทิศตะวันออก อันเกิดจากกรรมชั่วในโลกนี้เสียในวันนี้เถิด

Word by Word

• यः: who/that (one)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; enclitic form

• पूर्व-गतः: gone to the east / situated in the east
• पूर्व-गतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; गम्-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘गत’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पूर्वं गतः)

• पाप्मा: sin, evil (personified)
• पाप्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘sin/evil’

• पापकेन: by sinful
• पापकेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कर्मणा: by (a) deed/action
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तम्: him/that (sin)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवराजः: king of the gods
• देवराजः: Apposition (समाधिकरण/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां राजा)

• यः: who (i.e., Indra who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• नाशयतु: may (he) destroy
• नाशयतु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त-धातु ‘नाशय’ (to cause to perish)

• अखिल-इष्ट-दः: giver of all desired (boons)
• अखिल-इष्ट-दः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ट (कृदन्त; इष्/इच्छ्) + द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अखिलं इष्टं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Narada (in a prayerful/recitative mode within the summary flow; dialogue framework traditionally Narada ↔ Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

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

It frames sin (pāpmā) as a karmic consequence of wrongful action and presents devatā-invocation as a purāṇic means of seeking purification and removal of accumulated demerit.

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

Bhakti here appears as stuti and śaraṇāgati—humbly acknowledging one’s fault and praying to a divine power for inner cleansing, which supports a devotional attitude even when the deity invoked is Indra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects mantra-style prayer (stuti) used in ritual contexts—practically aligning with śikṣā (correct recitation) and kalpa-oriented prayoga (application of prayers for expiation), even though no specific Vedāṅga technical rule is explicitly stated.