Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

नोपास्ते यो द्विजः संध्यां धूर्तबुद्धिरनापदि । पाषंडः स हि विज्ञेयः सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

nopāste yo dvijaḥ saṃdhyāṃ dhūrtabuddhiranāpadi | pāṣaṃḍaḥ sa hi vijñeyaḥ sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ || 67 ||

Translation

جو دْوِج بغیر کسی حقیقی عذر کے، فریب کار ذہن کے ساتھ سندھیہ اُپاسنا نہیں کرتا، وہ یقیناً پاشنڈ (ملحد) سمجھا جائے؛ وہ تمام دھارمک آچارن سے خارج ہے۔

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• उपास्ते: worships/attends upon
• उपास्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• द्विजः: a twice-born (brahmin etc.)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• संध्याम्: the twilight worship (sandhyā)
• संध्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• धूर्त-बुद्धिः: (one) of deceitful mind
• धूर्त-बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः ‘धूर्ता बुद्धिः यस्य’ (used appositionally)

• अनापदि: when there is no emergency
• अनापदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ + आपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular) अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः ‘in the absence of calamity’

• पाषण्डः: a heretic/renegade
• पाषण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• विज्ञेयः: should be known (as)
• विज्ञेयः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/य-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/passive necessity), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular); ‘is to be known’

• सर्व-धर्म-बहिष्कृतः: excluded from all religious duties
• सर्व-धर्म-बहिष्कृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + बहिष्कृत (बहिस् + कृ-धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative), एकवचन (singular); ‘excluded from all dharmas’

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada in the dharma-upadeśa dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It asserts that Sandhyā worship is a core daily discipline (nitya-karma) for the twice-born; neglecting it without real impediment is treated as a serious fall from Vedic dharma, marking one as outside orthodox conduct.

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

By insisting on Sandhyā-upāsanā, the text emphasizes that steady daily worship and self-discipline form the ground on which higher devotion matures; bhakti is supported by regular practice rather than negligence and pretense.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights āhnika/nitya-karma procedure—especially Sandhyā-vandana timing and obligation—connected with Śikṣā (mantra recitation discipline) and Kalpa (ritual rule), stressing correct observance when no valid obstacle exists.