Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 148

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रिभुवनांतं तु मदोन्मादकरेति च । सुरासुरांते मनुजसुंदरीजनवर्णतः ॥ १४८ ॥

Transliteration

tatastribhuvanāṃtaṃ tu madonmādakareti ca | surāsurāṃte manujasuṃdarījanavarṇataḥ || 148 ||

Translation

Dann heißt es, es reiche bis an das Ende der drei Welten und bewirke auch Trunkenheit und Raserei; und am Zusammentreffen von Devas und Asuras wird es in Bildern menschlicher Jungfrauen und schön gestalteter Wesen geschildert.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Adverbial/Avyaya)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम् (then/thereafter)

• त्रि-भुवन-अन्तम्: (the word) ‘tribhuvanānta’ / end of the three worlds
• त्रि-भुवन-अन्तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘त्रिभुवनस्य अन्तम्’

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध-बोधक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (indeed/but)

• मद-उन्माद-कर-इति: “madonmādakara” thus
• मद-उन्माद-कर-इति: वाक्य-निर्देशक (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्माद (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: ‘इति’ इत्यव्ययेन उद्धरणः; पूर्वपदं बहुपद-समास-रूपेण (मद+उन्माद+कर = ‘causing intoxication and frenzy’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction: and)

• सुरा-असुर-अन्ते: at the end of (the phrase) ‘sura-asura’
• सुरा-असुर-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘सुरासुरयोः अन्ते’

• मनुज-सुन्दरी-जन-वर्णतः: according to the description of the human maidens/people
• मनुज-सुन्दरी-जन-वर्णतः: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Adverbial/Avyaya)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णतस् (अव्यय/तसिल्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; ‘वर्णतः’ = तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (ablatival adverb: from/according to description); अर्थः: ‘मनुजसुन्दरीजनस्य वर्णतः’

Speaker

Narada (narrative attribution within Vedanga-oriented discourse; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage implied)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It highlights how Purāṇic description can span cosmic scope (the three worlds) while also warning that certain portrayals can stimulate worldly intoxication or agitation—urging discernment in how sacred narratives are received.

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

By implying that alluring descriptions (beauty, excitement, intoxication) can distract the mind, it indirectly supports bhakti’s discipline: the devotee should turn attention from agitation toward steady remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to the role of Vedāṅga-based interpretive tools—especially Vyākaraṇa (semantic precision) and Chandas/Alankāra-style varṇana (structured description)—to distinguish literal cosmology from poetic depiction and psychological effect.