Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions

Devanagari script

दैवयोगादतिक्रांते गर्भाधानादिकर्मणि । कर्तव्यः पादकृच्छ्रो वै चौले त्वर्द्धं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

daivayogādatikrāṃte garbhādhānādikarmaṇi | kartavyaḥ pādakṛcchro vai caule tvarddhaṃ prakalpayet || 10 ||

Translation

اگر دَیوَیوگ کے باعث گربھادھان وغیرہ سنسکار چھوٹ گئے ہوں تو ‘پادکِرِچّھر’ پرायशچت ضرور کیا جائے؛ مگر چُوڑاکرم کے لیے اس کا آدھا ہی مقرر کیا جائے۔

Word by Word

• दैवयोगात्: due to destiny/inevitable circumstance
• दैवयोगात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव-योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; दैवेन योगः इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (ablative: due to fate/inevitable circumstance)

• अतिक्रान्ते: when (the time) has passed
• अतिक्रान्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; (कर्मणि इति सह) ‘when (it) has been overstepped’

• गर्भाधानादिकर्मणि: in the rites beginning with garbhādhāna
• गर्भाधानादिकर्मणि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भाधान-आदि-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; गर्भाधानं आदिः यस्य तत् (गर्भाधानादि) + कर्मणि; locative: in rites beginning with garbhādhāna

• कर्तव्यः: should be performed
• कर्तव्यः: विधेय (Predicate/vidheya)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्यत्) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done/should be performed)

• पादकृच्छ्रः: the pāda-kṛcchra (half penance)
• पादकृच्छ्रः: कर्म (Karma/Object; implied with कर्तव्यः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद-कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पादेन (अर्धेन) कृच्छ्रः इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (a half-kṛcchra penance)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed)

• चौले: in the tonsure ceremony
• चौले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (locative: in/at the tonsure rite)

• तु: but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• अर्धम्: half
• अर्धम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (object)

• प्रकल्पयेत्: should prescribe/arrange
• प्रकल्पयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (should prescribe/arrange)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma/prāyaścitta context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches that when essential life-cycle sacraments (saṃskāras) are missed due to unavoidable circumstances, dharma provides a restorative path through prāyaścitta—so ritual order and inner purity can be re-established without despair.

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

While primarily ritual-legal, it supports bhakti indirectly by removing obstacles of guilt and ineligibility: expiation restores one’s readiness for worship, vrata, and steady devotion through disciplined correction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/Smārta ritual procedure is implied: it classifies saṃskāras (garbhādhāna, cūḍā, etc.) and prescribes proportional prāyaścitta (full pāda-kṛcchra, or half for cūḍā) when rites are omitted.