Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

अत्रापि विष्णुभक्तानां जातोऽहं भवतां कुले । जातिस्मरत्वाडज्जानामि सर्वमेतन्मुनीश्वर ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

atrāpi viṣṇubhaktānāṃ jāto'haṃ bhavatāṃ kule | jātismaratvāḍajjānāmi sarvametanmunīśvara || 91 ||

Translation

ที่นี่ด้วย ข้าพเจ้าได้เกิดในตระกูลของผู้ภักดีต่อพระวิษณุ ด้วยมีความระลึกชาติได้ โอ้เจ้าแห่งมุนี ข้าพเจ้าจึงรู้เรื่องทั้งหมดนี้।

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also)

• viṣṇu-bhaktānām: of Vishnu’s devotees
• viṣṇu-bhaktānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त, भज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः भक्ताः)

• jātaḥ: was born
• jātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकाले कर्तरि (born)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• bhavatām: of you (hon.)
• bhavatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोगः (of you, honorific)

• kule: in the family
• kule: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• jāti-smaratvāt: because of remembering (past) births
• jāti-smaratvāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāti (प्रातिपदिक) + smaratva (प्रातिपदिक; स्मृ धातु से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (जातिं स्मरति इति/जातिस्मरणम्)

• āt: from/therefore
• āt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āt (अव्यय)
• Form: पञ्चमी-अर्थक-अव्यय (from/because of)

• jānāmi: I know
• jānāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• muni-īśvara: O lord of sages
• muni-īśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (मुनिश्चासौ ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse links spiritual progress to saṁskāra and association: birth in a Vaiṣṇava lineage supports devotion, and jātismaraṇa (memory of prior births) indicates ripened spiritual maturity and continuity of sādhana across lives.

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

It emphasizes that devotion to Viṣṇu is carried across births; being born among Viṣṇu-bhaktas strengthens bhakti through guidance, example, and inherited devotional culture.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the importance of lineage, saṁskāra, and satsanga as supports for dharma and bhakti practice.