Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

तेषां सुखे जलौकास्तु पूर्य्यन्ते पन्नगोपमाः । एवं षष्टिसहस्त्राब्दे ततः क्षाराम्बुसेचनम् ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṃ sukhe jalaukāstu pūryyante pannagopamāḥ | evaṃ ṣaṣṭisahastrābde tataḥ kṣārāmbusecanam || 110 ||

Translation

وہ (عذاب میں) پڑے رہتے ہیں؛ سانپ جیسی جونکیں ان کا خون پی کر بھر جاتی ہیں۔ یہ ساٹھ ہزار برس تک ہوتا ہے؛ پھر کھارے پانی کا چھڑکاؤ کیا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (contextual), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• sukhe: in/at the pleasure (i.e., in their comfort)
• sukhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• jalaukāḥ: leeches
• jalaukāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalaukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; virodha/avadhāraṇa particle

• pūryante: are filled/sated
• pūryante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pṝ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), karmaṇi-prayoga (कर्मणि/Passive)

• pannaga-upamāḥ: snake-like
• pannaga-upamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pannaga + upamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); viśeṣaṇa of jalaukāḥ; components: pannaga (snake) + upamā (like)

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; prakāra-bodhaka adverb

• ṣaṣṭi-sahastra-abde: in (the period of) sixty thousand years
• ṣaṣṭi-sahastra-abde: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi + sahasra + abda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); kāla-adhikaraṇa; components: ṣaṣṭi (60) + sahasra (1000) + abda (year)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; anantaram (thereafter)

• kṣāra-ambu-secanam: sprinkling with briny/alkaline water
• kṣāra-ambu-secanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣāra + ambu + secana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); (elliptic) 'bhavati/asti' understood; components: kṣāra (alkaline/salty) + ambu (water) + secana (sprinkling)

Speaker

Suta (narrating in the Purana-style frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It stresses the long duration and inevitability of karmic retribution: harmful actions ripen into prolonged suffering, depicted here through a vivid, bodily consequence.

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

Indirectly, it motivates turning toward dharma and Hari/Vishnu-bhakti as a corrective path—devotion and righteous conduct are presented across the Purana as protections against such karmic outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual/disciplinary insight (kalpa-oriented thinking) is implied: actions have precise results over time, encouraging adherence to prescribed dharma and expiatory practices rather than adharma.