Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65

Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika

Uttaṅka Itihāsa

Devanagari script

त्वयाहं तारितो विप्र पापादस्माच्छरीरतः । तस्मान्नतोऽस्मि ते विद्वन्मत्कृतं तत्क्षमस्व च ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

tvayāhaṃ tārito vipra pāpādasmāccharīrataḥ | tasmānnato'smi te vidvanmatkṛtaṃ tatkṣamasva ca || 65 ||

Translation

โอ้พราหมณ์ ท่านได้ช่วยข้าให้พ้นจากบาปที่เกี่ยวเนื่องกับกายนี้ ดังนั้นโอ้ผู้รู้ ข้าขอนอบน้อมแด่ท่าน—ขอโปรดอโหสิความผิดใดๆ ที่ข้าได้กระทำ

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण/Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

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

• तारितः: saved, delivered
• तारितः: Pradhana-visheshana (प्रधानविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तॄ (धातु) → तारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative + भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana (अपादान/From)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'शरीरतः' विशेषण

• शरीरतः: from (this) body
• शरीरतः: Apadana (अपादान/From)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverbial ending -तः)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेत्वर्थक-अव्यय (therefore)

• नतः: bowed
• नतः: Pradhana-visheshana (प्रधानविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (प्रातिपदिक; नम् धातुज)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP-like adjectival), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• विद्वन्: O learned one
• विद्वन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (विद्वन्-शब्द)

• मत्कृतम्: what was done by me
• मत्कृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठीसमास-रूप) + कृत (कृ धातुज कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मया कृतम्'

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'मत्कृतम्' प्रति निर्देश

• क्षमस्व: forgive
• क्षमस्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified devotee/supplicant addressing a brāhmaṇa (vipra) within the Adhyaya’s narrative

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It highlights repentance and humility: acknowledging deliverance from pāpa through a virtuous guide and seeking forgiveness (kṣamā) for one’s own faults—key marks of inner purification in Dharma.

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

While not naming a deity directly, it reflects bhakti-culture values—lowliness, gratitude, and reverence for the saintly—seen as supportive practices that make the heart fit for devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is Dharmic conduct—prāyaścitta-minded accountability and the discipline of asking pardon from the learned.