Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

अथाथर्वनिधिस्तस्य सगरस्य महात्मनः । राज्याभिषेकं कृतवान्मुनिभिः सह सुव्रतैः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

athātharvanidhistasya sagarasya mahātmanaḥ | rājyābhiṣekaṃ kṛtavānmunibhiḥ saha suvrataiḥ || 62 ||

Translation

پھر مہاتما ساگر کا راجیہ ابھیشیک اتھروَنِدھی نے عالی عہد والے رشیوں کے ساتھ ودھی پورْوک انجام دیا۔

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/प्रकरणसूचक (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• अथर्वनिधिः: Atharvanidhi (a person)
• अथर्वनिधिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• सगरस्य: of Sagara
• सगरस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• राज्याभिषेकम्: royal consecration
• राज्याभिषेकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य + अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्यस्य अभिषेकः)

• कृतवान्: performed / did
• कृतवान्: क्रिया/कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate/agentive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (agentive)

• मुनिभिः: by/with sages
• मुनिभिः: करण/सहकर्ता (Instrument/associates)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (with)

• सुव्रतैः: with the well-vowed (sages)
• सुव्रतैः: सह (Association; qualifier of munibhiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-व्रताः = good-vowed)

Speaker

Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sagara
• Atharvanidhi
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that kingship becomes dharmic only when established through Vedic consecration (rājyābhiṣeka) performed by disciplined sages, showing that political power must be grounded in sacred order and vows (vrata).

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

While not directly teaching bhakti, it supports the bhakti framework by showing that righteous governance is sanctified through sacred rites led by pure-minded sages—an external expression of honoring divine law that ultimately supports devotion-centered life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to the application of ritual procedure—especially kalpa (rules of rites) and mantra-based consecration—since rājyābhiṣeka is a formal Vedic/Smārta ceremony requiring correct injunctions and observances.