Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

आत्मानां चिंतयेद्द्रेवं नारायणमनामयम् । निर्द्वंद्रं निर्ममंशांतं मायातीतममत्सरम् ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

ātmānāṃ ciṃtayeddrevaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam | nirdvaṃdraṃ nirmamaṃśāṃtaṃ māyātītamamatsaram || 100 ||

Translation

ينبغي أن يتأمّل المرء ناراياṇa بوصفه الذات عينها: منزّهًا عن العِلَل، متجاوزًا أزواج الأضداد، بلا تملّك، ساكنًا مطمئنًا، متعاليًا على المايا، وخاليًا من الحسد.

Word by Word

• ātmānam: the Self
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• cintayet: should contemplate
• cintayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd/मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphatic particle)

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• anāmayam: free from disease; untainted
• anāmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; nañ-tatpurusha sense (negation)

• nirdvandram: free from dualities
• nirdvandram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-dvandva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; upasarga-nisṭha adjective

• nirmamam: without possessiveness
• nirmamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-mama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• śāntam: peaceful
• śāntam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; (√śam + kta) used adjectivally

• māyā-atītam: beyond illusion (māyā)
• māyā-atītam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + atīta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मायाम् अतीतम् = beyond māyā)

• amatsaram: without envy
• amatsaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-matsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; nañ (negation)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching to Nārada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It defines the meditative vision of Nārāyaṇa as the inner Self and lists the liberated attributes—freedom from duality, possessiveness, agitation, Māyā, and envy—marking the mindset that leads to mokṣa.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion but steady contemplation of Nārāyaṇa’s nature; by fixing the mind on the Lord as serene and māyātīta, the devotee gradually adopts the same virtues (śānti, nirmamatā, amatsaratā).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is yogic dhyāna and ethical purification (removing matsara and mamakāra) as prerequisites for higher knowledge.