Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

Prāyaścitta for Mahāpātakas and the Sin-destroying Power of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa

Devanagari script

तस्य पापानि नश्यंतिह्यन्यथा पतितो भवेत् । यस्तु रागादिनिर्मुक्तो ह्यनुतापसमन्वितः ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

tasya pāpāni naśyaṃtihyanyathā patito bhavet | yastu rāgādinirmukto hyanutāpasamanvitaḥ || 92 ||

Translation

Nawawasak ang kanyang mga kasalanan; kung hindi, siya’y magiging taong nalugmok. Ngunit ang malaya sa pagkapit at iba pang katulad nito, at may taglay na pagsisisi (anutāpa), ay tunay na nakakamit ang paglilinis na ito.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāpāni: sins
• pāpāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• naśyanti: perish/are destroyed
• naśyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (नश् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic/causal particle (निपात)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• patitaḥ: fallen (a sinner/outcaste)
• patitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patita (√pat + क्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past participle used adjectivally (क्त), Masculine (पुल्लिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुल्लिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• rāga-ādi-nirmuktaḥ: freed from attachment and the like
• rāga-ādi-nirmuktaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāga + ādi + nirmukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुल्लिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘nirmukta’ (freed) with तत्पुरुषः—‘freed from rāga etc.’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• anutāpa-samanvitaḥ: endowed with remorse/repentance
• anutāpa-samanvitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anutāpa + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुल्लिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘samanvita’ (endowed) with तत्पुरुषः—‘endowed with remorse’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that sin is not merely erased by outward acts; true purification occurs when one is free from passions like attachment and is sincerely remorseful—otherwise one risks spiritual decline.

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

Bhakti requires inner purity: freedom from rāga (self-centered craving) and anutāpa (heartfelt repentance) so that devotion becomes transformative rather than performative.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it emphasizes ethical-psychological prerequisites—vairagya and anutapa—that make any ritual or discipline spiritually effective.