Shloka 21

Pātivratya-kathana

The Narrative of the Pativrata

Devanagari script

तस्मादभ्यधिकं पुण्यं भविष्यति दिने दिने । एकमुच्चरमाणोऽसौ राजभिः परिवारितः ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

tasmādabhyadhikaṃ puṇyaṃ bhaviṣyati dine dine | ekamuccaramāṇo'sau rājabhiḥ parivāritaḥ || 21 ||

Translation

Vì thế, công đức của người ấy sẽ tăng trưởng từng ngày. Dẫu chỉ xưng tụng một lần, người ấy cũng được các bậc vương giả vây quanh, tôn kính và phụng sự.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• abhyadhikam: greater
• abhyadhikam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (puṇyam)

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dine: in a day
• dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• dine: day by day
• dine: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition)

• ekam: one (syllable/word)
• ekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uccaramāṇaḥ: uttering
• uccaramāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर्, धातु) उपसर्ग-उद् (उच्चर-)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि शानच्/मान (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘uttering/pronouncing’

• asau: that person/he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rājabhiḥ: by/with kings
• rājabhiḥ: Karana/Sahakari (करण/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• parivāritaḥ: surrounded
• parivāritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari + √vṛ (वृ, धातु) → parivārita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकाले कर्मणि क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (asau)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere recitation (even a single utterance) generates compounding spiritual merit (puṇya) that grows day by day, indicating the self-multiplying power of sacred remembrance.

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

By stressing the potency of even one heartfelt utterance, it highlights bhakti as accessible and effective—devotional remembrance brings both inner merit and outward honor without requiring elaborate means.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical emphasis is on correct recitation (linked to Śikṣā—phonetics) and disciplined repetition (japa), showing how precise utterance and regular practice are treated as spiritually consequential.