Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

न जायंते गृहे तस्मिन् कदाचिदप्युपद्रवाः । तद्गृहं धनपुत्राद्यैरेधते प्रत्यहं चिरम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

na jāyaṃte gṛhe tasmin kadācidapyupadravāḥ | tadgṛhaṃ dhanaputrādyairedhate pratyahaṃ ciram || 31 ||

Translation

Trong ngôi nhà ấy, chẳng bao giờ phát sinh tai ương. Gia đạo ấy ngày qua ngày lâu dài hưng thịnh, dồi dào tài sản, con trai và các phúc lành khác.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya (negative particle)

• jāyante: are born/arise
• jāyante: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural), Ātmanepada

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• tasmin: in that (house)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (Masculine/Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kadācit: ever, at any time
• kadācit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (adverb of time: ever/at any time)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle: even)

• upadravāḥ: disturbances, calamities
• upadravāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadrava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• tad-gṛham: that house
• tad-gṛham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā/Dvitīyā vibhakti (Nom./Acc., 1st/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); pronominal tatpuruṣa = 'that house' (here subject)

• dhana-putra-ādyaiḥ: with wealth, sons, and so on
• dhana-putra-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural); 'with wealth, sons, etc.' (ādi = and the like)

• edhate: prospers, increases
• edhate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: edh (एध् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Ātmanepada

• prati-aham: every day
• prati-aham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + ahan (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa; kāla-avyaya = 'each day/daily'

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (adverb of duration)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Vedanga/ritual-technical context of Book 1.3)

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 presents a classic Purāṇic phala-śruti idea: dharmically aligned practice makes a household a seat of śānti—where disturbances subside and lasting prosperity naturally grows.

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

While not naming a deity here, the verse reflects a common bhakti outcome in the Purāṇas: a home grounded in worship and righteous conduct becomes protected from adversity and gains auspicious increase.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It aligns with the Vedāṅga/ritual-technical theme by emphasizing the tangible results of proper dharmic and ritual observance—peace (absence of upadrava) and sustained household prosperity.