Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

सप्तकोटिकुलैर्युक्तो मातृतः पितृतस्तथा । वसेत्कल्पशतं साग्रं नारायणपदे नृप ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

saptakoṭikulairyukto mātṛtaḥ pitṛtastathā | vasetkalpaśataṃ sāgraṃ nārāyaṇapade nṛpa || 25 ||

Translation

Tâu Đại vương, người có liên hệ với bảy crore dòng tộc—bên mẹ và cũng bên cha—sẽ an trú trọn một trăm kalpa (và hơn nữa) nơi cõi của Nārāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• सप्तकोटिकुलैः: with seven-crore families
• सप्तकोटिकुलैः: सह/करण (Sahakāraka/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त-कोटि-कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (सप्त + कोटि + कुल), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• युक्तः: joined/associated
• युक्तः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मातृतः: from the maternal side
• मातृतः: अपादान (Apādāna/source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from the mother’s side’

• पितृतः: from the paternal side
• पितृतः: अपादान (Apādāna/source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from the father’s side’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• वसेत्: would dwell
• वसेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• कल्पशतम्: a hundred kalpas
• कल्पशतम्: कालपरिमाण (Measure of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प-शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कल्पानां शतम् / कल्पशतम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• साग्रम्: with an excess (and more)
• साग्रम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (अग्रेण सहितम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नारायणपदे: in the abode/state of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणपदे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण-पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (नारायणस्य पदम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed to a king in the narrative style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the expansive, trans-generational fruit of Vishnu-centered merit: a devotee’s spiritual attainment is portrayed as benefiting vast ancestral lineages and culminating in residence in Nārāyaṇa’s abode for immense cosmic durations.

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

By presenting Nārāyaṇa-pada as the end-state reward, the verse frames devotion and Vishnu-oriented dharma as a direct cause of divine proximity, not merely worldly merit—linking bhakti to liberation-like residence in Vishnu’s realm.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the Purāṇic doctrine of kula-uddhāra (uplift of family lineages) through Vishnu-related punya and vrata-oriented conduct.