Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

ये वर्जिता हरिकथामृतसेवनैश्च नारायणस्मृतिपरायणमानसैश्च । विप्रेद्रपादजलसेचनतोऽप्रहृष्टांस्तान्पापिनो मम भटा गृहमानयध्वम् ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

ye varjitā harikathāmṛtasevanaiśca nārāyaṇasmṛtiparāyaṇamānasaiśca | vipredrapādajalasecanato'prahṛṣṭāṃstānpāpino mama bhaṭā gṛhamānayadhvam || 79 ||

Translation

میرے خادموں! جو ہری کتھا کے امرت سے محروم ہیں، جن کے دل نارانائن کے سمرن میں لگے نہیں، اور برہمنوں کے برتر پاؤں دھونے کے جل کے چھڑکاؤ سے بھی خوش نہیں ہوتے—ایسے گنہگاروں کو میرے ٹھکانے پر لے آؤ۔

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; sarvanāma (relative pronoun)

• varjitāḥ: excluded/devoid (of)
• varjitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varjita (कृदन्त, क्त; from varj धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; past passive participle used adjectivally

• hari-kathā-amṛta-sevanaiḥ: by the practice of drinking the nectar of Hari’s stories
• hari-kathā-amṛta-sevanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + sevana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Tṛtīyā (3rd/करण), Bahuvacana; instrumental of means/association

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• nārāyaṇa-smṛti-parāyaṇa-mānasaiḥ: by minds devoted to remembering Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇa-smṛti-parāyaṇa-mānasaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + smṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; instrumental; ‘with minds devoted to remembrance of Nārāyaṇa’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• vipra-indra-pāda-jala-secanataḥ: because of (the act of) sprinkling water from the feet of the chief Brahmin
• vipra-indra-pāda-jala-secanataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक) + secana (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Hetu-avyaya (ablatival adverb/तस्-प्रत्यय): ‘from/because of sprinkling water on the feet of the best of Brahmins’

• aprahṛṣṭān: not delighted
• aprahṛṣṭān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (निषेध) + prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त; from pra+√hṛṣ)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; negative participial adjective

• tān: those (persons)
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; demonstrative pronoun

• pāpinaḥ: sinful ones
• pāpinaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; used appositionally to tān

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/genitive), Ekavacana; pronoun

• bhaṭāḥ: O soldiers/attendants
• bhaṭāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; संबोधनार्थे प्रथमा (address)

• gṛham: to (my) house
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; destination as object

• ānayadhvam: bring
• ānayadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Yama (addressing his attendants/messengers, the Yamadūtas)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Narayana
• Brahmanas
• Yama
• Yamadutas

FAQs

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

The verse contrasts the saving power of Hari-kathā (devotional hearing) and Nārāyaṇa-smṛti (constant remembrance) with the spiritual dullness that marks a person who rejects these; such negligence is portrayed as leading toward Yama’s domain (karmic consequence).

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

Bhakti is presented as active participation in Hari’s nectar-like narratives and a mind anchored in Nārāyaṇa’s remembrance; lack of taste for these, and lack of reverence for saintly association (symbolized by vipra-pāda-jala), indicates absence of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, etc.) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual-ethical—honoring the sādhus/brāhmaṇas and cultivating daily disciplines of śravaṇa (hearing Hari-kathā) and smaraṇa (remembrance).