Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Devanagari script

सदाचारश्च कथितो मायामोहकथा ततः । तृतीयोंऽशोऽयमुदितः सर्वपापप्रणाशनः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

sadācāraśca kathito māyāmohakathā tataḥ | tṛtīyoṃ'śo'yamuditaḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśanaḥ || 10 ||

Translation

先已宣说正行（sadācāra），继而讲述由幻力摩耶（Māyā）所生的迷惑之事。由是此第三分已阐明——能灭尽一切罪业。

Word by Word

• सदाचारः: good conduct
• सदाचारः: कर्म (कर्म/Predicate content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्-आचार (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + आचार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सद् आचारः)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कथितः: has been told/described
• कथितः: क्रिया (विधेय/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मायामोहकथा: the story of illusion and delusion
• मायामोहकथा: कर्म (कर्म/Predicate content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया-मोह-कथा (प्रातिपदिक; माया + मोह + कथा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मायामोहस्य कथा)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (काल/sequence adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (adverb: 'thereafter/then')

• तृतीयः: third
• तृतीयः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• अंशः: section/part
• अंशः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उदितः: has been set forth/uttered
• उदितः: क्रिया (विधेय/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वपापप्रणाशनः: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशनः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier of अंशः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पाप + प्रणाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशनः)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the structured summary/anukrama of the Purana’s sections)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Maya

FAQs

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

It frames the third portion as a purifying teaching: by learning sadācāra (ethical discipline) and understanding māyā-moha (how delusion arises), one removes sin and becomes fit for devotion and liberation.

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

Bhakti matures when conduct is purified and delusion is recognized. The verse signals that this section supports devotion by correcting behavior (sadācāra) and dispelling māyā-born confusion that obstructs steady remembrance of the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No single Vedāṅga is taught directly in this verse; the practical takeaway is dhārmic discipline (sadācāra) as the foundation that makes study, mantra-usage, and ritual practice effective and free from error born of moha.