Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation

Devanagari script

अहं च त्वानुपश्यामि ये चान्येऽपि मनीषिणः । आस्थितं परमं मार्गे अक्षयं चाप्यनामयम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

ahaṃ ca tvānupaśyāmi ye cānye'pi manīṣiṇaḥ | āsthitaṃ paramaṃ mārge akṣayaṃ cāpyanāmayam || 47 ||

Translation

وأنا أيضًا أراك—وكذلك سائر الحكماء—ثابتًا على الطريق الأسمى، طريقٍ لا يفنى وخالٍ من العِلَل والآلام.

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avayava (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• anupaśyāmi: I observe / I see closely
• anupaśyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु) with anu- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Parasmaipada, Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana (Singular)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avayava (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/samuccaya (particle: also/even)

• manīṣiṇaḥ: wise ones
• manīṣiṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manīṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• āsthitam: having taken refuge in / established in
• āsthitam: Karma (कर्म/Object complement; describing tvām/te)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā धातु, past participle)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); PPP used adjectivally meaning ‘having resorted to/established in’

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• mārge: in the path
• mārge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Saptamī (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• akṣayam: imperishable
• akṣayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avayava (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/samuccaya (particle: also/even)

• anāmayam: free from affliction
• anāmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); nañ-compound sense ‘free from disease/affliction’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in a moksha-dharma dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Manishinah (wise sages)

FAQs

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

It affirms that the realized wise recognize the aspirant’s firm establishment in the highest moksha-path—described as akṣaya (imperishable) and anāmayam (free from suffering)—indicating stability in liberation-oriented dharma.

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

By calling the way “supreme, imperishable, and affliction-free,” the verse echoes the Narada Purana’s emphasis that unwavering dedication to the highest truth—classically fulfilled in Vishnu-bhakti and steady practice—leads beyond decay and distress.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is discernment (manīṣā) and steadiness in the ‘parama mārga,’ which is the applied discipline underlying all Vedic study and practice.