Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

यो मे वह्निगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तेजोराजोऽथ वह्निस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

yo me vahnigataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā | tejorājo'tha vahnistaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ || 35 ||

Translation

ขอบาปที่เข้าไปในไฟของข้าพเจ้าเพราะกรรมชั่วในโลกนี้ จงถูกทำลายเถิด; ขอพระอัคนี ผู้เป็นราชาแห่งรัศมี ผู้ประทานผลอันพึงปรารถนาทั้งปวง จงเผาผลาญให้สิ้นไปโดยสิ้นเชิง

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; enclitic

• वह्नि-गतः: gone into fire / in the fire
• वह्नि-गतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; गम्-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); तत्पुरुष (वह्निं गतः)

• पाप्मा: sin
• पाप्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पापकेन: by sinful
• पापकेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• कर्मणा: by deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तेजः-राजः: king of splendor (Agni)
• तेजः-राजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तेजसां राजा)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (then/and)

• वह्निः: Agni, fire
• वह्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तम्: him/that (sin)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नाशयतु: may (he) destroy
• नाशयतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative

• अखिल-इष्ट-दः: giver of all desired (boons)
• अखिल-इष्ट-दः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ट (कृदन्त) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Narada (in a ritual-prayer context invoking Agni for purification)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Vahni)

FAQs

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

It frames Agni as a purifier: any impurity arising from wrongful action is offered into the sacred fire so it may be burned away, restoring ritual and inner cleanliness.

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

Bhakti here appears as surrender and trust—invoking a divine power (Agni) to remove दोष (impurity) and grant wholesome aims, aligning one’s actions with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and prāyaścitta logic: faults connected with a rite are ritually neutralized through fire-offering and purificatory invocation.