Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तस्यासूया नु महती जाता लोकविरोधिनी । स्वदेहनाशिनी विप्र सर्वसम्पद्विनाशिनी ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

tasyāsūyā nu mahatī jātā lokavirodhinī | svadehanāśinī vipra sarvasampadvināśinī || 16 ||

Translation

হে বিপ্ৰ! তাৰ পৰা লোকবিৰোধিনী মহা অসূয়া জন্মিল; ই নিজৰ দেহ নাশ কৰে আৰু সকলো সম্পদো ধ্বংস কৰে।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• असूया: envy
• असूया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• नु: indeed
• नु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• महती: great
• महती: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular qualifying असूया

• जाता: arisen/been born
• जाता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used predicatively; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘has arisen’

• लोकविरोधिनी: opposed to the world/people
• लोकविरोधिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + विरोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular qualifying असूया

• स्वदेहनाशिनी: destroying one’s own body
• स्वदेहनाशिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + देह + नाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular qualifying असूया

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• सर्वसम्पद्विनाशिनी: destroying all prosperity
• सर्वसम्पद्विनाशिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सम्पद् + विनाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular qualifying असूया

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; addressing a vipra)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It identifies asūyā (jealousy/envy) as a major inner obstacle (anartha) that produces social hostility and self-destruction, thereby blocking dharma, prosperity, and spiritual uplift.

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

Bhakti requires humility and goodwill; jealousy breeds hostility and egoic comparison, which undermines devotion, satsanga, and the capacity to rejoice in others’ virtues—key supports for Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-based ethics—guarding the mind from asūyā as part of sadācāra that supports mantra, vrata, and worship.