Shloka 3

Tithi-vicara

Determination of Tithi for Fasts, Parana, and Pitri Rites

Devanagari script

तद्वाक्यं सूतपुत्रस्य श्रुत्वा द्विजवरोत्तमाः । माहात्म्यं चक्रिणश्चापि सर्वपापौघ शांतिदम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

tadvākyaṃ sūtaputrasya śrutvā dvijavarottamāḥ | māhātmyaṃ cakriṇaścāpi sarvapāpaugha śāṃtidam || 3 ||

Translation

Pagkarinig sa mga salita ng anak ni Sūta, ang pinakadakila sa mga dvija ay napakinggan din ang kaluwalhatian ng Tagapagdala ng Disko (Viṣṇu)—yaong nagpapatahimik sa buong agos ng kasalanan.

Word by Word

• tat-vākyam: that statement
• tat-vākyam: Karma (कर्म/object of 'śrutvā')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष (सर्वनाम-पूर्वपद) 'that statement'

• sūta-putrasya: of Sūta’s son
• sūta-putrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष 'of the son of Sūta' (i.e., of Sūta)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/gerundial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु) (श्रु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), gerund; 'having heard'

• dvija-vara-uttamāḥ: the best of the twice-born
• dvija-vara-uttamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject implied for subsequent intent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष with gradation 'the best among the excellent twice-born'

• māhātmyam: the greatness
• māhātmyam: Karma (कर्म/object, ellipsis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); (object understood with an implied verb like 'to hear/know')

• cakriṇaḥ: of the discus-bearer (Viṣṇu)
• cakriṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); 'of the wielder of the discus' (Viṣṇu)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle 'also/even'

• sarva-pāpa-ogha-śānti-dam: that which grants the cessation of all heaps of sins
• sarva-pāpa-ogha-śānti-dam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक) + śānti (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय from √dā)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष 'giving the pacification of the flood of all sins', qualifying 'māhātmyam'

Speaker

Suta (Sūta-putra), as narrator to assembled sages

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Reverent listening culminates in relief: Viṣṇu’s glory is presented as a pacifier of overwhelming sin."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Cakrin)

FAQs

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

It highlights śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of Viṣṇu’s māhātmya as a direct purifier—capable of calming and dissolving even a “flood of sins” (sarva-pāpaugha).

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

By emphasizing attentive listening to the Lord’s greatness (māhātmya), it presents bhakti as beginning with hearing: receptivity to sacred discourse leads to inner peace and moral purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa—regular hearing of Purāṇic recitation as a recognized sādhana within dharma practice.