Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

क्षुत्पिपासापरो नित्यमन्तस्तापेन पीडितः । जगत्रासकरो नित्यं मांसाशनपरायणः ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

kṣutpipāsāparo nityamantastāpena pīḍitaḥ | jagatrāsakaro nityaṃ māṃsāśanaparāyaṇaḥ || 82 ||

Translation

وہ ہمیشہ بھوک اور پیاس میں مبتلا، اندرونی تپش سے ستایا ہوا رہتا ہے؛ مسلسل دنیا کے لیے خوف کا سبب بنتا اور گوشت خوری میں لگا رہتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• क्षुत्पिपासापरः: driven by hunger and thirst
• क्षुत्पिपासापरः: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुत्-पिपासा-पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: क्षुत्पिपासयोः परः = ‘intent on hunger and thirst’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

• अन्तस्तापेन: by inner torment
• अन्तस्तापेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तस्-ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: अन्तः (अन्तर्) तापः = ‘inner torment’

• पीडितः: afflicted
• पीडितः: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘afflicted’

• जगत्रासकरः: causing fear to the world
• जगत्रासकरः: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत्-त्रास-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: जगतः त्रासं करोति = ‘causing terror to the world’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

• मांसाशनपरायणः: addicted to eating flesh
• मांसाशनपरायणः: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मांस-आशन-परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: मांसाशने परायणः = ‘devoted to eating flesh’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)

Secondary Rasa: karuna (compassion)

FAQs

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

It identifies a tamasic, adharma-driven disposition: compulsive sense-craving (hunger/thirst), inner burning (antaḥ-tāpa), and conduct that harms others—showing how such traits bind one to suffering and fearfulness.

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

By contrast: bhakti is supported by self-restraint and compassion; abandoning fear-causing habits and gross cravings makes the mind fit for remembrance of Bhagavan and sattvic devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A dharma-focused takeaway rather than a technical Vedanga: it stresses ethical discipline (yama-like restraint, especially ahiṃsā) as a practical foundation for purification and higher spiritual practice.