Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 165

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

श्रान्तान्ते तु निविष्टेति चैतन्यचित्सदा ततः । भासकान्ते तु कालाद्यतीतनित्योदितेति च ॥ १६५ ॥

Transliteration

śrāntānte tu niviṣṭeti caitanyacitsadā tataḥ | bhāsakānte tu kālādyatītanityoditeti ca || 165 ||

Translation

في ختام وحدةٍ وزنية يُؤخَذ اللفظ بمعنى «نِڤِشْطَ» أي المُستقرّ الموضوع. ثم يُفهَم على أنه «تشيتانيا-تشِت-سَدا» أي الوعي الصافي الدائم اليقظة. وعند نهاية الوحدة المضيئة (بهَاسَكَ) يُسمّى أيضًا «كالادي-أتِيتا-نِتْيَ-أُدِيتا» أي الدائم الطلوع، الأزلي، المتجاوز للزمان وبداياته.

Word by Word

• śrānta-ante: at the end (of fatigue)
• śrānta-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrānta (कृदन्त, श्रम्-धातु) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śrāntasya antaḥ) used adverbially = 'at the end of (being) tired'

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• niviṣṭā: seated/settled
• niviṣṭā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√viś (धातु) → niviṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; past passive participle (क्त) = 'seated/entered' (used as quoted epithet)

• iti: thus/“...”
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• caitanya-cit-sadā: always as consciousness (caitanya-cit)
• caitanya-cit-sadā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: caitanya (प्रातिपदिक) + cit (प्रातिपदिक) + sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; whole functions adverbially; sadā = indeclinable 'always' qualifying 'caitanya-cit' (consciousness)

• tataḥ: thereafter/from that
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय/तदस्)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (ततः) = 'thereafter/from that'

• bhāsa-kānte: in the radiant end/region
• bhāsa-kānte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (bhāsasya kāntaḥ) = 'in the region/end of radiance'

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• kāla-ādi-atīta-nitya-udite: in the (state) beyond time etc., eternal and arisen
• kāla-ādi-atīta-nitya-udite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + atīta (कृदन्त, अति-√i/√et) + nitya (प्रातिपदिक) + udita (कृदन्त, √ud-धातु, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः used as epithet: 'in (that which is) beyond time etc., eternal, arisen'

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It links technical segmentation (end of a metrical/luminous unit) with metaphysical epithets of the Self—pure consciousness that is eternally manifest and beyond time—showing how śāstra-language can point to Brahman.

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

While framed technically, the verse supplies contemplative names—‘ever-conscious’ and ‘beyond time’—that can be used in japa and meditation, supporting steady Vishnu/Brahman remembrance as a bhakti aid.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Vedanga-style precision about textual/metrical boundaries (chandas-type segmentation) and interpretive labeling—useful for correct recitation, parsing, and doctrinal understanding in Vyakarana-oriented study.