Shloka 32

The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters

Kurukṣetra Māhātmya

Devanagari script

न तस्य न्यूनता काचिदिह लोके परत्र च ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

na tasya nyūnatā kācidiha loke paratra ca || 32 ||

Translation

สำหรับผู้นั้นย่อมไม่มีความขาดพร่องเลย—ทั้งในโลกนี้และในโลกหน้า।

Word by Word

• न: not/no
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of him/of that person’

• न्यूनता: deficiency
• न्यूनता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यूनता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• काचित्: any (at all)
• काचित्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite) विशेषणम् of ‘न्यूनता’

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place); ‘here’

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• परत्र: in the hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; देश/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘there/ in the other world (hereafter)’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya context)

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 states the complete sufficiency (pūrṇatā) gained through the prescribed dharma—its fruit is wholeness and freedom from lack in both worldly life and the afterlife.

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

By implying that one who takes refuge in the Purāṇic path—especially devotion and sacred observances—becomes spiritually secure, lacking nothing essential either materially (iha) or spiritually (paratra).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse functions as phala-śruti (statement of results) used in dharma-śāstra style instruction; it emphasizes the practical principle of linking a rite/vrata/tirtha practice with its promised outcome.