Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala

Devanagari script

इत्येवं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ श्राद्धास्य विधिरुत्तमः । कथितः कुर्वतामेवं पापं सद्यो विलीयते ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

ityevaṃ te muniśreṣṭha śrāddhāsya vidhiruttamaḥ | kathitaḥ kurvatāmevaṃ pāpaṃ sadyo vilīyate || 89 ||

Translation

Như vậy, hỡi bậc hiền thánh tối thắng, nghi thức Śrāddha tối thượng này đã được nói cho ngài. Ai thực hành đúng như thế, tội lỗi liền tan biến ngay tức khắc.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative/closing particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (Dative/Genitive by context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘तव/ते’ (to you/of you)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)

• श्राद्धस्य: of śrāddha
• श्राद्धस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विधिः: procedure/rite
• विधिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत्तमः: excellent
• उत्तमः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कथितः: has been described
• कथितः: कर्मणि-भाव (Predicative passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथित (प्रातिपदिक; √कथ् धातु-कृत)
• Form: भूतकालिक-निष्पन्न (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कथ्यते’ इत्यर्थे (has been told)

• कुर्वताम्: of those who perform
• कुर्वताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुर्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ धातु, शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• विलीयते: dissolves/vanishes
• विलीयते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ली (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग ‘वि’ (dissolves away)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Shraddha (pitṛ-kārya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It seals the teaching by stating the phala (result): performing Śrāddha according to the prescribed vidhi brings immediate pāpa-kṣaya (dissolution of sin) and supports dharmic continuity through Pitṛ-tarpaṇa.

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

While the verse is primarily ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through faithful adherence (śraddhā) to sacred injunctions—performing Śrāddha as taught becomes an act of reverence that purifies the practitioner.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: correct performance of the Śrāddha-vidhi is presented as the practical means by which the intended purificatory result is attained.