Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

प्रतिग्रहपरा नित्यं जगदुन्मार्गशीलिनः । आत्मस्तुतिपराः सर्वे परनिंदापरास्तथा ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

pratigrahaparā nityaṃ jagadunmārgaśīlinaḥ | ātmastutiparāḥ sarve paraniṃdāparāstathā || 62 ||

Translation

وہ ہمیشہ نذرانہ و عطیہ قبول کرنے میں لگے رہتے ہیں، دنیا کو کج راہ پر ڈالنے والے مزاج کے ہیں؛ سب اپنے ہی گُن گانے میں مشغول اور اسی طرح دوسروں کی بدگوئی میں بھی مبتلا ہیں۔

Word by Word

• prati-graha-parāḥ: devoted to accepting gifts
• prati-graha-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratigraha (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• jagat-unmārga-śīlinaḥ: habitually on the world's wrong path
• jagat-unmārga-śīlinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + unmārga (प्रातिपदिक) + śīlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण; śīlin = 'habitual'

• ātma-stuti-parāḥ: intent on self-praise
• ātma-stuti-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + stuti (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; सर्वनाम (pronoun-like adjective used substantively)

• para-nindā-parāḥ: devoted to criticizing others
• para-nindā-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + nindā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण

• tathā: likewise; also
• tathā: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable particle/adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It identifies classic marks of adharma—greed (pratigraha), misleading society (unmarga), egoistic self-advertising, and fault-finding—showing what a seeker should avoid to preserve purity of mind and right discernment.

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

Bhakti thrives on humility and truthfulness; this verse highlights the opposite tendencies—self-praise and condemning others—which obstruct devotion by strengthening ahankara and distracting the mind from sincere remembrance of Bhagavan.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a technical Vedanga lesson; it is applied dharma (sadachara). Practically, it warns that speech and conduct must be restrained—avoiding self-glorification and slander—so that any study of shastra or ritual remains ethically grounded.