Shloka 88

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

इदं स्तोत्रं गृहे यस्य लिखितं परिपूज्यते । नाग्निचौरभयं तत्र पापेभ्योऽपि भयं नहि ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

idaṃ stotraṃ gṛhe yasya likhitaṃ paripūjyate | nāgnicaurabhayaṃ tatra pāpebhyo'pi bhayaṃ nahi || 88 ||

Translation

Trong ngôi nhà nào thánh tụng ca này được chép lại và được tôn thờ đúng pháp, nơi ấy không sợ lửa hay trộm cướp; cũng chẳng sợ hãi ngay cả vì tội lỗi.

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म; object of implied 'is written/worshipped')
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karta (कर्ता; grammatical subject with passive verbs)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (स्तोत्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• gṛhe: in (the) house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (गृह प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• yasya: of whom/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Relative pronoun

• likhitam: written
• likhitam: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: likh (लिख् धातु) → likhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त/PPP), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); used predicatively with passive sense

• paripūjyate: is worshipped
• paripūjyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-pūj (परि-पूज् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive sense (कर्मणि)

• na: no/not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta (प्रतिषेध-निपात), negation

• agni-caura-bhayam: fear of fire and thieves
• agni-caura-bhayam: Karta (कर्ता; subject of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (अग्नि प्रातिपदिक) + caura (चौर प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (भय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva-samāsa (द्वन्द्व; अग्नि-चौरयोः) + tatpuruṣa with bhaya (भयम्), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश-अव्यय), adverb of place

• pāpebhyaḥ: from sins
• pāpebhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान; from sins)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (पाप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), concessive/additive

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (कर्ता; subject of 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (भय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• nahi: certainly not
• nahi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na + hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha + avadhāraṇa (प्रतिषेध + अवधारण), emphatic negation

Speaker

Narada (in a phalaśruti-style assurance within the discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents a phalaśruti: keeping the sacred hymn written and reverently worshipped in one’s home is said to generate protective auspiciousness—removing worldly dangers (fire, theft) and reducing fear arising from sinful reactions.

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

Bhakti is expressed not only by recitation but also by honoring the stotra as sacred—writing it, preserving it, and performing pūjā—turning the household into a devotional space sustained by remembrance and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: the verse emphasizes proper observance—likhita (inscribed text) and paripūjā (due worship)—as a disciplined method for maintaining dharmic order and spiritual protection.