Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release

Devanagari script

तद्बिंदुसेकसंभूतज्ञानेन गतकल्मषः । हरिसेवापरो भूत्वा परां शान्तिं गमिष्यसि ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

tadbiṃdusekasaṃbhūtajñānena gatakalmaṣaḥ | harisevāparo bhūtvā parāṃ śāntiṃ gamiṣyasi || 45 ||

Translation

اُس بوندوں کے چھڑکاؤ سے پیدا ہونے والے علم سے تمہاری آلائشیں دور ہو جائیں گی۔ ہری کی سیوا میں یکسو ہو کر تم اعلیٰ ترین سکون پا لو گے۔

Word by Word

• तत्-बिन्दु-सेक-सम्भूत-ज्ञानेन: by the knowledge arisen from that sprinkling of drops
• तत्-बिन्दु-सेक-सम्भूत-ज्ञानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + सेक (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (कृदन्त; सम्√भू धातु) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तत्-बिन्दु-सेकात् सम्भूतं ज्ञानम् तेन)

• गत-कल्मषः: whose sin has gone; purified
• गत-कल्मषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु) + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गतं कल्मषं यस्य)

• हरि-सेवा-अपरः: devoted to service of Hari
• हरि-सेवा-अपरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवा (प्रातिपदिक) + अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हरिसेवायाम् अपरः = devoted to Hari’s service)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having become)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (शान्तिम्)

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गमिष्यसि: you will attain/go to
• गमिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links purification and awakening of true knowledge with single-pointed service to Hari, declaring that such bhakti-yoga culminates in parā śānti (supreme inner peace).

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

It presents devotion as practical “service” (sevā) to Hari; when one becomes harisevā-para (devotion-centered), impurities fall away and the heart naturally rests in lasting peace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is the Narada Purana’s emphasis on purification practices and disciplined devotion as the foundation for liberating knowledge.