Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

वद सूत मुनिश्रेष्ट सर्वमेतदसंशयम् । कस्य नो जायते श्रद्धा श्रोतुं त्वद्वचनामृतम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

vada sūta muniśreṣṭa sarvametadasaṃśayam | kasya no jāyate śraddhā śrotuṃ tvadvacanāmṛtam || 34 ||

Translation

تكلّم يا سوتا، يا أفضلَ الحكماء، واذكر هذا كلَّه بلا ريب. فمن ذا الذي لا تنشأ في قلبه الثقةُ والشوقُ لسماع رحيق كلماتك؟

Word by Word

• वद: speak/tell
• वद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• सूत: O Sūta
• सूत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of एतत्)

• एतत्: this (all this)
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (adverbial accusative), ‘without doubt’

• कस्य: of whom
• कस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; interrogative

• नः: our/to us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नः (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी बहुवचनस्य एन्क्लिटिक (our/to us)

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• श्रद्धा: faith
• श्रद्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्यय; ‘to hear’

• त्वत्-वचन-अमृतम्: nectar of your words
• त्वत्-वचन-अमृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वचन (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वद्वचनस्य अमृतम्)

Speaker

Sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (Śaunakādi ṛṣis) addressing Sūta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Suta

FAQs

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

It establishes śraddhā (reverent faith) and śravaṇa (sacred listening) as the proper doorway to Purāṇic instruction—approaching the teacher with trust and requesting a clear, doubt-free narration.

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

By praising “the nectar of your words,” it highlights bhakti’s foundational practice of hearing (śravaṇa). Devotion begins by eagerly listening to sacred teachings with faith, which ripens into remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily the discipline of correct transmission—requesting an “asaṃśaya” (unambiguous) account aligns with Vedāṅga concerns for precise wording and meaning (especially Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta in ensuring clarity of expression).