Shloka 9

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā

Devanagari script

तयोर्देहस्थयोर्नास्ति भेदो नित्यस्वरूपयोः । धावल्यदुग्धयोर्यद्वत्पृथिवीगंधयोर्यथा ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

tayordehasthayornāsti bhedo nityasvarūpayoḥ | dhāvalyadugdhayoryadvatpṛthivīgaṃdhayoryathā || 9 ||

Translation

Zwischen jenen beiden, die im selben Leib weilen und von ewiger Wesensart sind, besteht kein wirklicher Unterschied — wie die Weiße nicht von der Milch zu trennen ist und wie die Erde nicht von ihrem Duft zu trennen ist.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• देह-स्थयोः: of the two situated in the body
• देह-स्थयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual), विशेषण; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dehe sthau = situated in the body)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (निषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: क्रिया (आख्यात/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भेदः: difference
• भेदः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नित्य-स्वरूपयोः: of the two whose nature is eternal
• नित्य-स्वरूपयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual), विशेषण; समासः कर्मधारयः (nityaṃ svarūpaṃ = eternal in nature)

• धावल्य-दुग्धयोः: of whiteness and milk
• धावल्य-दुग्धयोः: सम्बन्ध (उपमान-षष्ठी/Genitive in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धावल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual); समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (whiteness and milk)

• यद्वत्: just as
• यद्वत्: सम्बन्ध (उपमा/Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison: 'just as')

• पृथिवी-गन्धयोः: of earth and fragrance
• पृथिवी-गन्धयोः: सम्बन्ध (उपमान-षष्ठी/Genitive in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual); समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (earth and fragrance)

• यथा: as
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (उपमा/Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: 'as/like')

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches inseparability: the true Self and its inherent reality are not genuinely divided, and perceived difference is only conceptual—like milk and its whiteness.

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

By reducing the sense of separation, it supports single-pointed devotion: when the seeker sees no real duality, devotion becomes steady and free from ego-based distance from the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga is directly taught; the verse is a jnana-oriented illustration (dr̥ṣṭānta) used for clear discrimination (viveka) rather than ritual, grammar, or astrology.