Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release

Devanagari script

ततो विप्रः कृपाविष्टो गङ्गाजलप्रनुत्तममम् । तुलसीदलसंमिश्रं तेषु रक्षःस्वसेचयत् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

tato vipraḥ kṛpāviṣṭo gaṅgājalapranuttamamam | tulasīdalasaṃmiśraṃ teṣu rakṣaḥsvasecayat || 30 ||

Translation

ต่อมาพราหมณ์นั้นถูกความกรุณาครอบงำ จึงพรมน้ำพระแม่คงคาอันประเสริฐยิ่ง ซึ่งผสมใบตุลสี ลงบนเหล่ารากษส

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तदस्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb): 'thereupon/from that'

• विप्रः: the Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृपाविष्टः: filled with compassion
• कृपाविष्टः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपा + आविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √विश्-कृत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: कृपया आविष्टः (entered/possessed by compassion)

• गङ्गाजलप्रनुत्तममम्: (some) excellent Ganga-water (reading uncertain)
• गङ्गाजलप्रनुत्तममम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + जल + प्रनुत्तममम् (पाठदोष/अस्पष्ट-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) अपेक्षितम्; समास-आधार: गङ्गायाः जलम् (Ganga-water) + अनिर्णीत पद (pranuttamamam) — पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप

• तुलसीदलसंमिश्रम्: mixed with tulasi leaves
• तुलसीदलसंमिश्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुलसी + दल + संमिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: तुलसीदलैः संमिश्रम् (mixed with tulasi leaves)

• तेषु: upon them
• तेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location; 'among/on them')
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• रक्षःस्व: O demon!
• रक्षःस्व: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) / पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे अपि; 'O demon' (address)

• असेचयत्: sprinkled, poured
• असेचयत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Tulasi
• Rakshasas

FAQs

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

It highlights śuddhi (purification) joined with kṛpā (compassion): sacred Gaṅgā water and tulasī—both strongly associated with Viṣṇu-bhakti—are used as purifying, pacifying substances even for hostile beings.

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

Tulasī is a foremost emblem of devotion to Viṣṇu; mixing it with Gaṅgā water shows bhakti expressed through simple sacred materials and compassionate action, not merely through punishment or aversion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: the use of tīrtha-jala (Gaṅgā water) and tulasī in sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) as a rite of purification and appeasement within dharmic procedure.