Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

न्यूनातिरिक्तकृत्यानां संपूर्तिकरणाय च । गङ्गा चतुलसी चैव सत्सङ्गो हरिकीर्त्तनम् ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

nyūnātiriktakṛtyānāṃ saṃpūrtikaraṇāya ca | gaṅgā catulasī caiva satsaṅgo harikīrttanam || 135 ||

Translation

为使自身的宗教义务圆满——无论曾有不足或过度——其助缘为：恒河、图拉西（圣罗勒）、与善士同聚（satsaṅga），以及歌咏哈利之圣名与荣耀（kīrtana）。

Word by Word

• nyūna-atirikta-kṛtyānām: of deficient and excessive acts (omissions/commissions)
• nyūna-atirikta-kṛtyānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyūna (प्रातिपदिक) + atirikta (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) (kṛtya), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समासः (nyūna/atirikta qualifying kṛtya: ‘deficient/excess acts/duties’)

• saṃpūrti-karaṇāya: for completing/making up (for them)
• saṃpūrti-karaṇāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpūrti (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (‘for the making/bringing about of completion’)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• gaṅgā: Ganga (the river)
• gaṅgā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• tulasī: Tulasi (holy basil)
• tulasī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tulasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis: ‘indeed/only’)

• sat-saṅgaḥ: company of the virtuous
• sat-saṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (‘association with the good’)

• hari-kīrtanam: chanting/praising Hari
• hari-kīrtanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘praise/chanting of Hari’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Tulasī
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It teaches that imperfections in one’s prescribed duties can be spiritually “completed” through purifying supports: sacred tīrtha (Gaṅgā), Viṣṇu-beloved devotion (Tulasī), saintly association (sat-saṅga), and Hari’s kīrtana.

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

By placing harikīrtana and Tulasī alongside Gaṅgā and sat-saṅga, the verse emphasizes bhakti as a direct purifier and a practical means to perfect one’s dharma through remembrance and praise of Hari.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly reflects ritual discipline: even if karmas are nyūna (deficient) or atirikta (excess), corrective completion (saṃpūrti) is prescribed through recognized prayāścitta-like means, centering devotion and tīrtha observance.