Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

यदिदं स्वर्णरौप्यादि द्रव्यं वै विप्रसात्कृतम् । तदनंतफलं भूयान्मम जन्मनि जन्मनि ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

yadidaṃ svarṇaraupyādi dravyaṃ vai viprasātkṛtam | tadanaṃtaphalaṃ bhūyānmama janmani janmani || 30 ||

Translation

Bất cứ của cải nào như vàng, bạc v.v. đã thật sự được trao tặng cho một Brāhmaṇa, nguyện cho điều ấy trở thành quả phúc vô tận cho con, đời này qua đời khác.

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (‘that which’)

• इदं: this
• इदं: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ (‘this’)

• स्वर्ण-रौप्य-आदि: gold, silver, etc.
• स्वर्ण-रौप्य-आदि: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रौप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः; ‘gold, silver, etc.’

• द्रव्यं: wealth/substance
• द्रव्यं: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• विप्र-सात्-कृतम्: given to the brāhmaṇas
• विप्र-सात्-कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सात् (अव्यय/उपपद) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘made over to brāhmaṇas’, ‘given into the possession of’)

• तत्-अनन्त-फलं: (may it be) of endless fruit
• तत्-अनन्त-फलं: Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘that (be) infinite-fruited’)

• भूयात्: may it be
• भूयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘may it become’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of me/my’

• जन्मनि: in (each) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• जन्मनि: in birth after birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Narada (prayerful statement within the narrative tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It frames dāna (charitable gifting), especially to a brāhmaṇa, as a dharmic act that yields ananta-phala—merit that continues to support the giver across successive births.

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

By presenting giving as a sacred offering rather than mere transaction, it aligns outward action with inner devotion—service to the righteous is treated as a devotional discipline that accumulates lasting spiritual merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra-oriented: proper dāna (right recipient and sincere transfer of possession) is emphasized as a means to secure enduring puṇya.