Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

सत्कथानिन्दकानांच नेहामुत्रचनिष्कृतिः ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

satkathānindakānāṃca nehāmutracaniṣkṛtiḥ || 50 ||

Translation

ผู้ที่ดูหมิ่นสัทกถา—ถ้อยคำธรรมอันประเสริฐ—ย่อมไม่มีการไถ่บาป ทั้งในโลกนี้และโลกหน้า

Word by Word

• सत्-कथा-निन्दकानाम्: of those who revile holy discourse
• सत्-कथा-निन्दकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक) + निन्दक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural); तत्पुरुष-समासः (revilers of good/holy discourse)

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

• न: no / not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here, in this world)

• अमुत्र: there (in the next world)
• अमुत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there, in the other world)

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

• निष्कृतिः: expiation
• निष्कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It declares that contempt for satkathā (holy, dharmic discourse—especially Hari-kathā) is a grave offense that blocks purification; reverence for sacred teachings is presented as essential for inner cleansing and spiritual progress.

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

Bhakti grows through śravaṇa (hearing) and honoring divine narratives; by warning against satkathā-nindā, the verse protects the devotional practice of hearing and valuing Vishnu-centered teachings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes vak-dharma (discipline of speech) and interpretive reverence for sacred instruction—an applied ethical principle aligned with śāstra-study; it is not a technical Vedanga lesson like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, but a rule governing how sacred knowledge should be approached.