Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इत्येतद्गारुडं नाम पुराणं भुक्तिमुक्तिदम् । कीर्तितं पापशमनं पठतां श्रृण्वतां नृणाम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

ityetadgāruḍaṃ nāma purāṇaṃ bhuktimuktidam | kīrtitaṃ pāpaśamanaṃ paṭhatāṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ nṛṇām || 33 ||

Translation

یوں ‘گارُڑ’ نامی یہ پُران بھُکتی اور مُکتی عطا کرنے والا بیان ہوا ہے؛ اور جو اسے پڑھیں یا سنیں اُن انسانوں کے گناہوں کو مٹانے والا قرار پایا ہے۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-निर्देशक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• गारुडम्: Garuda-related (Gāruḍa)
• गारुडम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying 'पुराणम्')

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable particle used in naming/apposition)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa (ancient text)
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-दम्: granting enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (भुक्ति+मुक्ति) + उपपद-तत्पुरुष (दम् = 'ददाति' अर्थे): 'भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च ददाति'

• कीर्तितम्: proclaimed/declared
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/कर्मणि क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'कीर्तितम्' = 'has been proclaimed'

• पाप-शमनम्: remover of sins
• पाप-शमनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'पापस्य शमनम्' (used adjectivally for 'पुराणम्')

• पठताम्: of (those) reading
• पठताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); 'पठताम्' = 'of those who read'

• शृण्वताम्: of (those) listening
• शृण्वताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); 'शृण्वताम्' = 'of those who listen'

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it declares that hearing or reciting the Gāruḍa Purāṇa purifies sin and supports both bhukti (well-being in life) and mukti (liberation).

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

By praising śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of Purāṇic kathā, it aligns with bhakti-sādhana where attentive listening to sacred narratives becomes a direct means of inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the sādhana method—regular recitation and listening as a disciplined religious practice.