Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State

Devanagari script

प्रहर्षः प्रीतिरानंदः सुखं संशान्तचित्तता । अकुतश्चित्कुतश्चिद्वा चित्ततः सात्त्विको गुणः ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

praharṣaḥ prītirānaṃdaḥ sukhaṃ saṃśāntacittatā | akutaścitkutaścidvā cittataḥ sāttviko guṇaḥ || 75 ||

Translation

الابتهاج المشرق، والرضا المحبّ، والآنندا الباطنية، والسعادة، وسكون القلب التام—سواء نشأت بلا سبب خارجي أو بسببٍ ما—فهي بطبيعتها علاماتُ صِفَةِ السَّتْفَا (sattva) في الذهن.

Word by Word

• प्रहर्षः: joy, exhilaration
• प्रहर्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रीतिः: affection, delight
• प्रीतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आनन्दः: bliss
• आनन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुखम्: happiness, comfort
• सुखम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• संशान्तचित्तता: tranquility of mind
• संशान्तचित्तता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशान्त-चित्त-ता (प्रातिपदिक); संशान्त (कृदन्त/ppp from √शम्) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ता (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक-तद्धितान्त (abstract noun in -ता)

• अकुतश्चित्: from nowhere
• अकुतश्चित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अकुतश्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘कुतश्चित्’ (from anywhere) with negation ‘अ-’

• कुतश्चित्: from somewhere
• कुतश्चित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतश्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्न/अनिश्चित-प्रत्यययुक्त (indefinite)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• चित्ततः: from the mind; mentally
• चित्ततः: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = ‘from/with respect to mind’

• सात्त्विकः: sattvic
• सात्त्विकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सात्त्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• गुणः: quality, attribute
• गुणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It identifies recognizable inner markers of sattva—calmness, contentment, bliss, and uncaused joy—as indicators that the mind is becoming fit for moksha-oriented practice.

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

Sattvic joy and peace are presented as natural inner outcomes of a purified mind, which supports steady bhakti by reducing agitation (rajas) and dullness (tamas) that obstruct remembrance and loving devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the verse instead gives a practical diagnostic of inner quality (guna) used in moksha-dharma and yoga-style self-assessment.