Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

सनंदन उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा व्यासतनयं समापृच्छ्य महामुनिः । सनत्कुमारः प्रययौ पूजितस्तेन सादरम् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

sanaṃdana uvāca | ityuktvā vyāsatanayaṃ samāpṛcchya mahāmuniḥ | sanatkumāraḥ prayayau pūjitastena sādaram || 74 ||

Translation

Sanandana sprach: Nachdem der große Weise Sanatkumāra so gesprochen hatte, nahm er Abschied vom Sohn Vyāsas; und von ihm ehrerbietig verehrt, zog er in gebührender Weise davon.

Word by Word

• सनन्दनः: Sanandana
• सनन्दनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having spoken’

• व्यास-तनयम्: Vyāsa’s son
• व्यास-तनयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; with समापृच्छ्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (son of Vyāsa); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समापृच्छ्य: having taken leave (after asking)
• समापृच्छ्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund); ‘having taken leave/asked permission’

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘great sage’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (proper name); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रययौ: departed/went forth
• प्रययौ: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूजितः: honored/worshipped
• पूजितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सनत्कुमारः-समनाधिकरण

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण/कर्ता (Instrument/Agent: ‘by him’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Sanandana

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Sanandana
• Sanatkumara
• Vyasa
• Shuka

FAQs

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

It highlights sadācāra (right conduct): honoring realized sages and concluding sacred instruction with respectful leave-taking, reinforcing humility as a support for mokṣa-dharma.

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

Though not a direct bhakti injunction, it supports bhakti culture by emphasizing reverence to saintly teachers—service and honor to sādhus is repeatedly treated as a gateway to deepening devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects dharma-based protocol (ācāra) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it implicitly aligns with śiṣṭācāra—proper etiquette in guru-disciple interactions and hospitality.