Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 160

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

यदर्थमहमायातस्त्वत्समीपं जनाधिप । तत्ते वक्ष्यामि सुमते सावधानं निशामय ॥ १६० ॥

Transliteration

yadarthamahamāyātastvatsamīpaṃ janādhipa | tatte vakṣyāmi sumate sāvadhānaṃ niśāmaya || 160 ||

Translation

โอ้เจ้าแห่งปวงชน จุดประสงค์ที่เรามายังเบื้องหน้าท่านนั้น เราจะกล่าวให้ท่านฟัง โอ้ผู้มีปัญญา จงสดับด้วยความตั้งใจ

Word by Word

• यत्-अर्थम्: for which purpose
• यत्-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः (यस्य अर्थः/यदर्थम् = for which purpose)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आयातः: have come
• आयातः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वत्-समीपम्: to your presence
• त्वत्-समीपम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वत्समीपम् = your vicinity)

• जन-अधिप: O lord of people (king)
• जन-अधिप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जनानाम् अधिपः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सु-मते: O good-minded one
• सु-मते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (सु मति: good-minded)

• स-अवधानम्: with attention
• स-अवधानम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + अवधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying implied listening)

• निशामय: listen/heed
• निशामय: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + शम्/शम (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

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 establishes the discipline of śravaṇa (attentive listening) as the gateway to receiving purāṇic upadeśa—implying that right understanding begins with careful hearing from a qualified sage.

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

By urging attentive listening, it points to bhakti’s foundational practice—hearing sacred instruction (hari-kathā/śāstra-śravaṇa)—which precedes contemplation and devotional living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes method rather than a specific Vedāṅga: the correct approach to learning—careful listening and receptivity—needed for any śāstric subject, including Vyākaraṇa and ritual instruction.