Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132

गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

प्रापयैनं हयं वत्स यतः स्यात्पूर्णमध्वरम् । पितामहान्तिकं प्राप्य साश्वं वृत्तं न्यवेदयत् ॥ १३२ ॥

Transliteration

prāpayainaṃ hayaṃ vatsa yataḥ syātpūrṇamadhvaram | pitāmahāntikaṃ prāpya sāśvaṃ vṛttaṃ nyavedayat || 132 ||

Translation

ลูกเอ๋ย จงส่งม้ายัญนี้ไปข้างหน้า เพื่อให้อัธวระ (พิธียัญ) สำเร็จบริบูรณ์ ครั้นไปถึงสำนักปิตามหะพรหมาแล้ว เขาได้กราบทูลเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดพร้อมทั้งม้านั้น

Word by Word

• प्रापय: cause (him) to obtain / send (him)
• प्रापय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• हयम्: the horse
• हयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वत्स: dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यतः: so that / from which
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), सम्बन्ध/हेतु-अर्थे (relative/causal sense: 'so that/from which')

• स्यात्: may be / would become
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पूर्णम्: complete
• पूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• अध्वरम्: sacrifice (yajña)
• अध्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पितामह-अन्तिकम्: to the presence/nearby of the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामह-अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'of the grandsire' + 'near'

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having reached/obtained'

• स-अश्वम्: together with the horse
• स-अश्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ 'with') + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव: 'with a horse' (accompanied by horse)

• वृत्तम्: the event / what happened
• वृत्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• न्यवेदयत्: reported / informed
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अवेदय् (धातु; √विद् causative/denominative sense 'to inform')
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; dialogue-context not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (Pitamaha)
• Ashva (sacrificial horse)
• Adhvara (Vedic sacrifice)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharma through the proper completion of a Vedic sacrifice (adhvara) and the principle of truthful reporting of events to the highest authority (Pitāmaha/Brahmā), reflecting order, responsibility, and ritual integrity.

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

While the verse is primarily ritual-focused, it indirectly supports bhakti by showing disciplined adherence to sacred duties; such faithful performance of ordained acts is presented in Purāṇic literature as supportive to devotion and spiritual steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis is central: the idea of completing an adhvara and managing the sacrificial horse points to Kalpa (Vedāṅga of ritual procedure) and the administrative discipline required to ensure a yajña is properly concluded.