Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

ततोऽमृतत्वं भवति ज्ञानामृतनिषेवणात् । भवेन्निरन्तरं ध्यानादभेदप्रतिपादनम् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

tato'mṛtatvaṃ bhavati jñānāmṛtaniṣevaṇāt | bhavennirantaraṃ dhyānādabhedapratipādanam || 42 ||

Translation

ثم تنشأ الخلوديّة من المواظبة على ارتشاف رحيق المعرفة. وبالتأمّل غير المنقطع يتحقّق ويترسّخ إدراكُ اللاتمايز (الأبِهيدا: الوحدة).

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon/from that
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तस्मात्-अर्थे (adverb: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• अमृतत्वम्: immortality
• अमृतत्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; abstract noun

• भवति: arises/becomes
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ज्ञानामृतनिषेवणात्: from the practice/constant resort to the nectar of knowledge
• ज्ञानामृतनिषेवणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + अमृत + निषेवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानम् अमृतम् इव; तस्य निषेवणम्)

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• निरन्तरम्: continuously
• निरन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial use)

• ध्यानात्: from meditation
• ध्यानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• अभेदप्रतिपादनम्: the establishment/realization of non-difference
• अभेदप्रतिपादनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभेद + प्रतिपादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अभेदस्य प्रतिपादनम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (in dialogue with Nārada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation is attained by sustained engagement with liberating knowledge and by uninterrupted meditation culminating in the direct realization of oneness (abheda).

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

While framed in jñāna and dhyāna, it supports bhakti indirectly: steady absorption (niṣevaṇa) and continuous remembrance (nirantara dhyāna) are also core bhakti disciplines that mature into single-pointed God-realization and inner unity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the verse emphasizes sādhanā—consistent study of liberating knowledge and sustained meditation as the practical method.