Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation

Devanagari script

अपरे धनधान्यानि भोगांश्च पितृसंचितान् । विमलानभिजायन्ते लब्ध्वा तैरेव मङ्गलैः ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

apare dhanadhānyāni bhogāṃśca pitṛsaṃcitān | vimalānabhijāyante labdhvā taireva maṅgalaiḥ || 31 ||

Translation

บางคนได้ทรัพย์ ข้าวธัญญาหาร และความสุขสำราญที่บรรพชนสั่งสมไว้; ครั้นได้ลาภอันเป็นมงคลนั้นแล้ว ย่อมบังเกิดเป็นผู้ผ่องใสไร้มลทิน

Word by Word

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘others’ (pronoun-like adjective used substantively)

• धन-धान्यानि: wealth and grains
• धन-धान्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पितृ-संचितान्: accumulated by the forefathers
• पितृ-संचितान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + संचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां संचिताः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural; qualifying भोगान्

• विमलान्: pure/spotless
• विमलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural; (object-complement sense)

• अभिजायन्ते: are born
• अभिजायन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Ātmanepada; ‘are born/come into being’

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having obtained’

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental Plural; refers to previous (maṅgalaiḥ)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मङ्गलैः: by auspicious merits
• मङ्गलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रायः), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It highlights karmic continuity: ancestral merit and righteous accumulation can manifest as inherited prosperity and contribute to a “pure” or auspicious condition of life, reinforcing the Purana’s emphasis on dharma and punya shaping one’s circumstances.

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

Indirectly, it frames auspicious conditions (wealth, resources, stability) as outcomes of merit that can support a sattvic life—making sustained worship, charity, and disciplined devotion easier, even though the verse itself focuses on karmic inheritance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharmic household conduct—right livelihood, charity, and pitr-oriented duties—so that one’s gains become “maṅgala” (auspicious) and beneficial across generations.