Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

स कल्याणोपभोगैश्च क्षीणपापोऽमलस्ततः । अवाप सिद्धिमत्यन्तत्रितापक्षपणीं मुने ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

sa kalyāṇopabhogaiśca kṣīṇapāpo'malastataḥ | avāpa siddhimatyantatritāpakṣapaṇīṃ mune || 81 ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, nang maubos ang kasalanan at maging dalisay na walang dungis, tinamasa niya ang mga mapalad na kaloob at nakamit ang isang siddhi na ganap na pumupuksa sa tatlong uri ng pagdurusa, O pantas.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kalyāṇa-upabhogaiḥ: by/with auspicious enjoyments
• kalyāṇa-upabhogaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument or means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + upabhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः = ‘kalyāṇāḥ upabhogāḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• kṣīṇa-pāpaḥ: whose sin was exhausted
• kṣīṇa-pāpaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīṇa (कृदन्त; √kṣi, PPP) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः = ‘kṣīṇaṃ pāpaṃ yasya’ (elliptic)

• amalaḥ: stainless, pure
• amalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः (adverb) = ‘thereupon/from that’

• avāpa: attained
• avāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• siddhim: attainment, perfection
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• atyanta-tritāpa-kṣapaṇīm: that which completely destroys the threefold suffering
• atyanta-tritāpa-kṣapaṇīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of siddhim)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atyanta (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + tāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣapaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः = ‘त्रितापस्य क्षपणी’ + ‘अत्यन्त’ (intensifier)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It states the fruit of inner purification: when sin is exhausted and the mind becomes stainless, one attains a siddhi that eliminates tri-tāpa—the threefold suffering—indicating steady liberation-oriented peace rather than mere worldly gain.

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

By emphasizing purity (kṣīṇa-pāpa, amala) and blessed attainment (kalyāṇa), it aligns with Bhakti’s core effect in the Narada Purana: sincere devotion refines conduct and consciousness, culminating in freedom from the three afflictions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline leading to purification and the cessation of tri-tāpa, which supports all sādhana and ritual life.