Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

जनिश्च पुंस्त्रियोर्योगः शुक्रशोणितयोगतः । बिंदुरेकः प्रविशति यदा गर्भे द्वयात्मकः ॥ ९६ ॥

Transliteration

janiśca puṃstriyoryogaḥ śukraśoṇitayogataḥ | biṃdurekaḥ praviśati yadā garbhe dvayātmakaḥ || 96 ||

Translation

Die Empfängnis entsteht aus der Vereinigung von Mann und Frau durch das Zusammenkommen von Samen und Menstruationsblut. Wenn ein einziger Samenstropfen als Prinzip doppelter Natur in den Schoß eintritt, beginnt die Schwangerschaft.

Word by Word

• जनिः: generation, conception
• जनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; abstract noun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुंस्: of the male
• पुंस्: Sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; irregular stem (पुंस्)

• स्त्रियः: of the female
• स्त्रियः: Sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Vedic/epic variant for स्त्रियाः)

• योगः: union, conjunction
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शुक्र-शोणित-योगतः: from the union of semen and blood
• शुक्र-शोणित-योगतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शोणित (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषसमास; योगतः = तस्मात् कारणात् (ablatival adverb)

• बिन्दुः: drop, seed
• बिन्दुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एकः: single, one
• एकः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण of बिन्दुः

• प्रविशति: enters
• प्रविशति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• गर्भे: in the womb
• गर्भे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• द्वयात्मकः: having a dual nature
• द्वयात्मकः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (द्वयस्य आत्मा/स्वभावः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of बिन्दुः

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/Vedāṅga mode)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

By describing conception as a lawful conjunction of causes (śukra and śoṇita), the verse points to the ordered, dharmic structure of embodiment—reminding the seeker that the body is a conditioned product, not the ultimate Self.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by fostering detachment: understanding the body’s origin as a compounded process helps a devotee fix the heart on the unborn Lord rather than on mere physical identity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical śāstra-style account of garbha-śarīra (embryology/physiology), using precise causal terminology—useful for dharma discussions around birth, lineage, and life-cycle rites (saṃskāras).