Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

इत्येवमाश्रमाचारान्यः करोति द्विजः क्रमात् । स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र गत्वा न शोचयति ॥ १०५ ॥

Transliteration

ityevamāśramācārānyaḥ karoti dvijaḥ kramāt | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra gatvā na śocayati || 105 ||

Translation

So gelangt der Zweimalgeborene, der der Reihe nach die vorgeschriebene Lebensführung der Āśramas übt, zur höchsten Stätte; dort angekommen, kennt er keinen Kummer mehr.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative/particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• आश्रम-आचारान्: the practices/duties of the āśramas
• आश्रम-आचारान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• करोति: does/performs
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• द्विजः: a twice-born (Brāhmaṇa etc.)
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रमात्: in due order, step by step
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावार्थे—'क्रमेण' (used adverbially: in order/gradually)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of स्थानम्)

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• शोचयति: grieves
• शोचयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Āśrama

FAQs

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

It states that faithfully following āśrama-dharma in the proper sequence purifies life and culminates in the supreme state where sorrow and lamentation cease—an indicator of liberation (mokṣa) or the highest divine abode.

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

While the verse emphasizes conduct (ācāra), it supports bhakti by grounding devotion in disciplined living—showing that steady adherence to dharma prepares the devotee for the highest attainment, commonly understood in the Purāṇic frame as reaching the Lord’s supreme abode.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to applied dharma-śāstric order—knowing the correct sequence (kramāt) and duties of each āśrama; this aligns with practical śāstra-guidance often supported by Kalpa (ritual and conduct manuals) rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this specific line.