Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

Sṛṣṭi-pralaya-kathana: Mahābhūta-guṇāḥ, Vṛkṣa-indriya-vādaḥ, Prāṇa-vāyu-vyavasthā

Devanagari script

एषु वा चरते वायुरर्णवोत्पीडसंभवः । आकाशस्थानमासाद्य प्रशांतिं नाधिगच्छति ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

eṣu vā carate vāyurarṇavotpīḍasaṃbhavaḥ | ākāśasthānamāsādya praśāṃtiṃ nādhigacchati || 53 ||

Translation

أو أيضًا، بين هذه العناصر، تتحرّك الريح—المولودة من اضطراب المحيط—ذهابًا وإيابًا؛ وحتى إذا بلغت مملكة الفضاء فلا تنال السكينة.

Word by Word

• eṣu: in these (places/things)
• eṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (plural)

• vā: or/indeed
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or/indeed')

• carate: moves/roams
• carate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• arṇava-utpīḍa-saṃbhavaḥ: born from the ocean’s pressure
• arṇava-utpīḍa-saṃbhavaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + utpīḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष: 'अर्णवोत्पीडात् सम्भवः' (arising from the pressure of the ocean)

• ākāśa-sthānam: the region of the sky
• ākāśa-sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'आकाशस्य स्थानम्' (the place/region of the sky)

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having reached/attained'

• praśāṃtim: calm/cessation
• praśāṃtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• adhigacchati: attains/reaches
• adhigacchati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi√gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on Moksha-Dharma through elemental analogy)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Akasha
• Arnava (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It uses the wind as a metaphor for inner restlessness: merely reaching a subtler state (like ‘space’) does not guarantee peace unless the underlying agitation (saṃbhava from disturbance) is resolved through detachment and contemplative discipline.

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

By implication, Bhakti is not just movement toward higher ideas but settling the heart in the Lord; without single-pointed devotion and surrender, the mind—like vayu—keeps roaming even in refined states.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is being taught in this verse; it is primarily a Moksha-Dharma teaching using tattva-style elemental imagery to communicate yogic psychology.