Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

ततस्त्यक्तसमाधिस्तु स मुनिर्विस्मितस्तदा । उवाच भावगम्भीरं लोकोपद्र वकारिणः ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

tatastyaktasamādhistu sa munirvismitastadā | uvāca bhāvagambhīraṃ lokopadra vakāriṇaḥ || 102 ||

Translation

ثم لما انصرف ذلك المُنيّ عن سمادهِي، وقد أخذه العجب في تلك اللحظة، نطق بكلماتٍ عميقةٍ من وجدان القلب، قاصدًا بها إزالة آلام العالم.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Hetu/Adhikaraṇa (हेतु/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tyakta-samādhiḥ: (one) who has abandoned meditation / with meditation abandoned
• tyakta-samādhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tyakta (कृदन्त, त्यज्-धातु) + samādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-भावः: ‘त्यक्तः समाधिः यस्य’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः सम्भवः, परन्तु रूपतः तत्पुरुष-समास)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vismitaḥ: astonished
• vismitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• bhāva-gambhīram: deep in meaning
• bhāva-gambhīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + gambhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘भावस्य गम्भीरम्’)

• loka-upadrava-kāriṇaḥ: of those who cause trouble to the world
• loka-upadrava-kāriṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + upadrava (प्रातिपदिक) + kārin (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, कृ-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (लोप-समास-श्रृङ्खला: ‘लोकस्य उपद्रवकारिणः’)

Speaker

Narrator (Suta-style narrative voice within the Purana; the verse introduces the sage's forthcoming speech)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It marks the transition from inner absorption (samādhi) to compassionate instruction (upadeśa), indicating that realized insight should be expressed as guidance that alleviates worldly distress.

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

By emphasizing speech that is bhāva-gambhīra (deeply heartfelt), it reflects the bhakti principle that true spiritual teaching arises from inner realization and is offered for the welfare of all beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a narrative preface to an instruction intended for loka-upadrava-nivṛtti (removal of public suffering).