Shloka 41

Kāśī-māhātmya: Avimukta Gaṅgā and the Pañcanada Tīrtha

Devanagari script

सुखदं मोक्षदं नॄणां महापातकनाशनम् । ब्रह्मघ्नो मधुपः स्वर्णस्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ nṝṇāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | brahmaghno madhupaḥ svarṇasteyī ca gurutalpagaḥ || 41 ||

Translation

Điều ấy ban an lạc và giải thoát cho con người, và diệt trừ các đại tội. Ngay cả kẻ sát hại bà-la-môn, kẻ nghiện rượu, kẻ trộm vàng, và kẻ xúc phạm giường của thầy, cũng được giải khỏi nghiệp tội nặng nề.

Word by Word

• सुखदम्: giver of happiness
• सुखदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg, adjective)

• मोक्षदम्: giver of liberation
• मोक्षदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg, adjective)

• नॄणाम्: of men
• नॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• महापातकनाशनम्: destroyer of great sins
• महापातकनाशनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापातक-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg, adjective)

• ब्रह्मघ्नः: slayer of a Brahmin
• ब्रह्मघ्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• मधुपः: drunkard; honey-drinker
• मधुपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• स्वर्णस्तेयी: gold-thief
• स्वर्णस्तेयी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण-स्तेयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (nominative singular, -in stem)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गुरुतल्पगः: one who violates the teacher’s bed (sexual offender)
• गुरुतल्पगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु-तल्प-ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (nominative singular)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

This verse emphasizes the extraordinary purifying power of the praised sacred act/recitation (phala-śruti): it grants both worldly well-being (sukha) and final liberation (mokṣa) and is said to destroy even the gravest categories of sin (mahāpātakas).

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

By declaring liberation and purification accessible even to those burdened with severe wrongdoing, the verse highlights a core bhakti principle in Purāṇic teaching: sincere refuge in the sacred (through praise, remembrance, and sanctioned observance) can transform karma and lead toward mokṣa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Dharmaśāstra-style classification of sins—specifically the four mahāpātakas (brahmahatyā, surāpāna, svarṇasteya, guru-talpa-gamana)—which guides practical prayāścitta (expiation) and ritual decision-making.