Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

गङ्गामाहात्म्य — The Greatness of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

और्वाश्रमाद्विनिष्क्रान्तः सगरः सत्यवाक् शुचिः । वसिष्ठं स्वकुलाचार्यं प्राप्तः प्रीतिसमन्वितः ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

aurvāśramādviniṣkrāntaḥ sagaraḥ satyavāk śuciḥ | vasiṣṭhaṃ svakulācāryaṃ prāptaḥ prītisamanvitaḥ || 29 ||

Translation

Nachdem Sagara die Einsiedelei Aurvas verlassen hatte — wahrhaftig im Wort und rein — trat er, von Liebe und Ehrfurcht erfüllt, vor Vasiṣṭha, den Lehrer seines königlichen Geschlechts.

Word by Word

• aurva-āśramāt: from Aurva’s hermitage
• aurva-āśramāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aurva (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध) 'of Aurva' + āśrama; Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana

• viniṣkrāntaḥ: having departed
• viniṣkrāntaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + nis + kram (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with sagaraḥ

• sagaraḥ: Sagara
• sagaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• satyavāk: truthful in speech
• satyavāk: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'whose speech is true'

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'pure'

• vasiṣṭham: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• sva-kula-ācāryam: his family preceptor
• sva-kula-ācāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + kula (प्रातिपदिक) + ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सम्बन्ध) 'teacher of (his) own lineage'; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to vasiṣṭham

• prāptaḥ: arrived (having reached)
• prāptaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: PPP used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; sense = 'reached/arrived'

• prīti-samanvitaḥ: endowed with joy/affection
• prīti-samanvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (सम्+अन्वि/अनु+इ, क्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तृतीया-सम्बन्ध) 'endowed with affection'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Speaker

Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sagara
• Aurva
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic conduct: after receiving guidance, one should approach the rightful guru (kulācārya) with purity and truthful speech, showing humility and readiness to follow righteous counsel.

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

While not directly describing Vishnu-bhakti, it models a key bhakti attitude—prīti (loving reverence) and śauca (inner purity)—expressed through respectful surrender to a revered teacher.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily emphasizes ācāra (right conduct) and guru-paramparā rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it underscores disciplined speech (satya-vāk) and purity (śuciḥ) as prerequisites for receiving effective instruction.