Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पित्रा नाम प्रकर्तव्यमपत्यानां जगत्पते । नाम पापहरं प्रोक्तं तत्कुरुष्व कुशध्वज ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

pitrā nāma prakartavyamapatyānāṃ jagatpate | nāma pāpaharaṃ proktaṃ tatkuruṣva kuśadhvaja || 2 ||

Translation

噢，世间之主，子女之名当由父亲赐予。经中宣说：名号能消除罪垢；因此，库沙德瓦迦啊，当行此命名之仪。

Word by Word

• पित्रा: by the father
• पित्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• नाम: a name
• नाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (वाक्ये विषय/नामनिर्देश)

• प्रकर्तव्यम्: should be made/assigned
• प्रकर्तव्यम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय—‘कर्तव्यम्’ = should be done

• अपत्यानाम्: of the children/offspring
• अपत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन

• जगत्पते: O lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जगतः पति), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• नाम: the name
• नाम: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापहरम्: sin-removing
• पापहरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पापं हरति इति), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘नाम’

• प्रोक्तम्: has been declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/declared’

• तत्: that (name)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘that’ (object)

• कुरुष्व: do/make (it)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुशध्वज: O Kuśadhvaja
• कुशध्वज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (कुशः ध्वजः यस्य/कुशध्वजः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purana dialogue context; instruction addressed to Kuśadhvaja)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Moves from calm injunction (who should name the child) to a reassuring assertion of the purifying power of a properly given name."}

Characters & Entities

• Jagatpati
• Kuśadhvaja

FAQs

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

It presents naming (nāma-karaṇa) as a dharmic act with spiritual potency—rightly given names are described as pāpa-hara (sin-dispelling), linking household duty with inner purification.

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

By stressing the sanctity of “name,” it supports the wider Purāṇic idea that sacred naming and remembrance orient the mind toward dharma and the divine—preparing the ground for nāma-smaraṇa (devotional remembrance).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implies samskāra procedure and correct usage of names—touching Vyākaraṇa (proper linguistic form) and Kalpa/Smārta practice (ritual duty), emphasizing that the father traditionally performs the act.