Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari

Devanagari script

पापमूलमयं देहः पापकर्मरतस्तथा । एतद्विदित्वा सततं पूजनीयो जनार्दनः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

pāpamūlamayaṃ dehaḥ pāpakarmaratastathā | etadviditvā satataṃ pūjanīyo janārdanaḥ || 67 ||

Translation

กายนี้มีรากจากบาป และมนุษย์ก็มักเอนเอียงสู่กรรมอันเป็นบาป ครั้นรู้ดังนี้แล้ว พึงบูชาพระชนารทนะอยู่เนืองนิตย์।

Word by Word

• पापमूलमयम्: consisting of the root of sin / made of sinful roots
• पापमूलमयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापमूलमय (प्रातिपदिक; पाप-मूल + मयट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• देहः: the body
• देहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पापकर्मरतः: engaged in sinful actions
• पापकर्मरतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापकर्मरत (प्रातिपदिक; पाप-कर्म + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• विदित्वा: having known
• विदित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having known’

• सततम्: always/constantly
• सततम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• पूजनीयः: worthy to be worshipped
• पूजनीयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजनीय (प्रातिपदिक; पूज् (धातु) + अनीयत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावे अनीयत् (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’)

• जनार्दनः: Janardana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य (of पूजनीयः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames embodied life as naturally prone to fault and urges taking refuge in constant worship of Janārdana as the sure corrective and purifier.

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

By acknowledging human weakness and prescribing uninterrupted pūjā (devotional worship) of Vishnu, it presents bhakti as a practical, continuous discipline rather than an occasional act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied through “pūjanīyaḥ”—regular pūjā with correct procedure (kalpa) and mantra usage (linked to śikṣā/phonetics for proper recitation), aimed at purification (pāpa-kṣaya).