Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation

Devanagari script

अहंकारो भवेद्यस्य तस्य नाशोऽतिवेगतः । असूयाविष्टमनसस्तस्य राज्ञः परैः सह ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

ahaṃkāro bhavedyasya tasya nāśo'tivegataḥ | asūyāviṣṭamanasastasya rājñaḥ paraiḥ saha || 31 ||

Translation

Bei dem König, in dem ahaṅkāra aufsteigt, kommt der Untergang mit höchster Geschwindigkeit. Und bei dem König, dessen Geist vom Neid ergriffen ist, kommt die Vernichtung auch zusammen mit seinen Feinden.

Word by Word

• अहंकारः: egoism
• अहंकारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास-विग्रहः: अहम् + कार

• भवेत्: should be / may arise
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नाशः: destruction
• नाशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अतिवेगतः: very swiftly
• अतिवेगतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतिवेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb in -tas); क्रियाविशेषण

• असूया-आविष्ट-मनसः: of one whose mind is possessed by envy
• असूया-आविष्ट-मनसः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असूया (प्रातिपदिक) + आविष्ट (कृदन्त; आ + विश् धातु) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) तस्य; समास-विग्रहः: असूयया आविष्टं मनः यस्य (envy-possessed mind)

• तस्य: of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• परैः: by enemies/others
• परैः: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition: with)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It warns that inner faults—especially ahaṃkāra (ego) and asūyā (envy)—rapidly destroy both worldly stability and spiritual clarity; self-mastery is presented as the root of dharma.

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

Bhakti requires humility and a non-envious heart; ego and jealousy block surrender to Bhagavan and turn the mind outward into rivalry rather than devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is nīti for rāja-dharma—governing begins with disciplining the mind.