Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner

Devanagari script

क्रोशन्तं च सुदंतं च दृष्ट्वा मनसि विव्यथे ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

krośantaṃ ca sudaṃtaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā manasi vivyathe || 27 ||

Translation

Thấy kẻ ấy kêu khóc, lại thấy cả Sudanta, lòng Ngài đau xót sâu xa.

Word by Word

• क्रोशन्तम्: crying out
• क्रोशन्तम्: कर्म (Object of seeing)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु) → क्रोशत् (कृदन्त, वर्तमान)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ); द्वितीया, एकवचन; Present active participle

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुदन्तम्: having good teeth (or: wailing intensely; if read as सुदन्तं = ‘well-toothed’)
• सुदन्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of the same object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सुन्दराः दन्ताः यस्य)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल; ‘having seen’

• मनसि: in (his) mind
• मनसि: अधिकरण (Location; in mind)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular

• विव्यथे: was distressed
• विव्यथे: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यथ् (धातु) → वि-व्यथ्
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्ण/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘he was greatly pained’

Speaker

Narrator (Suta-style narrative voice; contextual speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sudanta

FAQs

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

It highlights how the mind (manas) immediately mirrors suffering when one witnesses distress—an ethical cue toward compassion and dharmic response rather than indifference.

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

While not explicitly about Vishnu-bhakti, it supports a core bhakti disposition: a softened heart that responds to others’ pain, which later matures into surrender, service, and compassion-centered devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedanga technique is directly taught in this verse; the key takeaway is psychological-ethical—control and refinement of manas, which supports disciplined practice in any Vedic path.