Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

दुःखदौर्भाग्यनाशाय पुत्रसंतानहेतवे । कृतरेखात्रयं वामपादेनैतत्प्रमार्ज्म्यहम् ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

duḥkhadaurbhāgyanāśāya putrasaṃtānahetave | kṛtarekhātrayaṃ vāmapādenaitatpramārjmyaham || 102 ||

Translation

เพื่อทำลายความทุกข์และเคราะห์ร้าย และเพื่อให้ได้บุตรและสืบสกุล ข้าพเจ้าขอใช้เท้าซ้ายลบเส้นสามเส้นที่ขีดไว้นี้ในบัดนี้

Word by Word

• दुःख-दौर्भाग्य-नाशाय: for the destruction of sorrow and misfortune
• दुःख-दौर्भाग्य-नाशाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + दौर्भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (दुःखस्य दौर्भाग्यस्य च नाशः तस्मै = for the destruction of sorrow and misfortune)

• पुत्र-संतान-हेतवे: for the attainment/cause of offspring
• पुत्र-संतान-हेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संतान (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पुत्रसंतानस्य हेतुः तस्मै = for the cause of progeny/children)

• कृत-रेखा-त्रयम्: the made/drawn three lines
• कृत-रेखा-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ + क्त) + रेखा (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘रेखात्रयम्’ द्विगु-समासः; पूर्वपद ‘कृत’ (PPP) विशेषणरूपेण (made/drawn)

• वाम-पादेन: with the left foot
• वाम-पादेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (left foot)

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

• प्रमार्ज्मि: I wipe/clean off
• प्रमार्ज्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

Speaker

Narrative voice within a ritual/technical instruction passage (Purva Bhaga 1.3; traditionally framed in Narada Purana dialogues)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It presents a prayoga-like act where removing (erasing) ritual marks is framed as a means to dispel duḥkha (sorrow) and daurbhāgya (misfortune) and to support the intention of santāna (continuity of progeny).

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

This verse is primarily ritual-technical rather than explicitly bhakti-focused; it reflects the Purana’s broader theme that disciplined dharmic actions, performed with right intention, can remove obstacles—often understood as preparing the practitioner for steadier devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga (procedural ritual application): specific bodily action (apamārjana—wiping/erasing) applied to a defined ritual object (rekhā—drawn lines) for stated results (phala), consistent with technical instruction styles associated with Kalpa/Vedāṅga-oriented material.