Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation

Devanagari script

स्निग्धत्वादिंद्रियार्थेषु मोहान्मरणमप्रियम् । परित्यजति यो दुःखं सुखमप्युभयं नरः ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

snigdhatvādiṃdriyārtheṣu mohānmaraṇamapriyam | parityajati yo duḥkhaṃ sukhamapyubhayaṃ naraḥ || 33 ||

Translation

Aus Anhänglichkeit an die Sinnesobjekte und aus Verblendung erscheint dem Menschen der Tod unerquicklich; doch wer Schmerz wie Freude gleichermaßen aufgibt, übersteigt beide.

Word by Word

• स्निग्धत्वात्: from attachment/affection
• स्निग्धत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्निग्धत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• इन्द्रिय-अर्थेषु: in sense-objects
• इन्द्रिय-अर्थेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रियाणाम् अर्थाः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Locative, Plural

• मोहात्: from delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• मरणम्: death
• मरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अप्रियम्: unpleasant
• अप्रियम्: Karma (कर्म) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying मरणम्

• परित्यजति: abandons
• परित्यजति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; ‘abandons’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• उभयम्: both (together)
• उभयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; ‘both’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to यः

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

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 attachment (snigdhatā) and delusion (moha) as the root of fear and aversion—especially toward death—and teaches liberation through equanimity that abandons both pleasure and pain.

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

By urging freedom from sense-attachment and emotional dualities, it supports steady bhakti: when one is not pulled by sukha-duḥkha, devotion can remain single-pointed and uninterrupted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented—indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and samatā (even-mindedness), which underpin all disciplined Vedic practice.