Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

Gṛhastha-praveśa: Vivāha-bheda, Ācāra-śauca, Śrāddha-kāla, and Vaiṣṇava-lakṣaṇa

Devanagari script

न वदेत्परपापानि स्वपुण्यं न प्रकाशयेत् । स्वकं नाम स्वनक्षत्रं मानं चैवातिगोपयेत् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

na vadetparapāpāni svapuṇyaṃ na prakāśayet | svakaṃ nāma svanakṣatraṃ mānaṃ caivātigopayet || 28 ||

Translation

Chớ nói về tội lỗi của người khác, cũng đừng phô bày công đức của mình. Hãy khéo giữ kín tên mình, sao sinh (nakṣatra) và danh dự/địa vị của mình.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• vadet: should speak
• vadet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• para-pāpāni: others’ sins
• para-pāpāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (परस्य पापानि)

• sva-puṇyam: one’s own merit
• sva-puṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य पुण्यम्)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• prakāśayet: should disclose/make known
• prakāśayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kāś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svakam: one’s own
• svakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण

• nāma: name
• nāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (nāma)

• sva-nakṣatram: one’s birth-star
• sva-nakṣatram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य नक्षत्रम्)

• mānam: honour/status (measure of esteem)
• mānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• ati-gopayet: should conceal carefully
• ati-gopayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati-√gup (धातु; gopāy-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma-upadesha context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches inner purity through restraint of speech—avoiding blame and self-advertisement—so the mind remains sattvic and fit for dharma and devotion.

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

Bhakti grows with humility; refraining from exposing others’ faults and one’s own “virtue” reduces ego and cultivates a heart centered on the Lord rather than on social victory.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It briefly references Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) via “nakṣatra,” advising discretion about birth details and personal identifiers, aligning practical life with dharmic caution.