Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Śuka’s Origin, Mastery of Śāstra, and Testing at Janaka’s Court

Devanagari script

योगशास्त्रं च निखिलं कापिलं चैव नारद । शतं ब्राह्म्या श्रिया युक्तं ब्रह्मतुल्यपराक्रमम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

yogaśāstraṃ ca nikhilaṃ kāpilaṃ caiva nārada | śataṃ brāhmyā śriyā yuktaṃ brahmatulyaparākramam || 47 ||

Translation

O Nārada, (er lehrte) die gesamte Wissenschaft des Yoga und auch die Lehre Kapilas (Sāṅkhya) — hundert (Schriften/Unterweisungen), erfüllt von brahmanischem Glanz, an Kraft dem Brahman selbst gleich.

Word by Word

• योग-शास्त्रम्: the yoga treatise
• योग-शास्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• निखिलम्: entire
• निखिलम्: Karma-qualifier (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of योगशास्त्रम्

• कापिलम्: Kapila’s (Sāṅkhya-related)
• कापिलम्: Karma-qualifier (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कापिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (Sāṅkhya/related to Kapila)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis/only)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (singular)

• शतम्: a hundred (verses/units)
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); संख्या (numeral)

• ब्राह्म्या: with sacred (Brahmic)
• ब्राह्म्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (singular)

• श्रिया: with splendor/fortune
• श्रिया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• युक्तम्: endowed (with)
• युक्तम्: Karma-qualifier (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युक्त’ = endowed/connected; विशेषण of शतम्

• ब्रह्म-तुल्य-पराक्रमम्: having prowess equal to Brahman (i.e., supremely powerful)
• ब्रह्म-तुल्य-पराक्रमम्: Karma-qualifier (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषण of शतम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Kapila
• Brahman

FAQs

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

It elevates Yoga and Kapila’s Sāṅkhya as complete, Brahman-oriented disciplines whose inner potency is described as ‘equal to Brahman,’ emphasizing liberation through realized knowledge.

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

While not directly naming bhakti, it frames Yoga/Sāṅkhya as Brahmic (brahmya) paths—often presented in the Purāṇic context as supports that purify the mind and steady contemplation, making devotion and God-realization mature and unwavering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is named; the verse instead highlights darśana-based practical sādhanā—Yoga discipline and Sāṅkhya discernment—as structured knowledge systems used for mokṣa.