Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge

Jñāna-pradarśanam

Devanagari script

शान्ता जितारिषड्वर्गा योगेनाप्यनहङ्कृताः । यजन्ति ज्ञानयोगेन ज्ञानरूपिणमव्ययम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

śāntā jitāriṣaḍvargā yogenāpyanahaṅkṛtāḥ | yajanti jñānayogena jñānarūpiṇamavyayam || 2 ||

Translation

Peaceful, having conquered the six inner enemies, and remaining free from ego even while established in yoga, they worship through the discipline of knowledge the Imperishable One whose very nature is Knowledge.

Word by Word

• शान्ताः: peaceful
• शान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √शम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• जित-अरि-षड्वर्गाः: having conquered the sixfold inner enemies
• जित-अरि-षड्वर्गाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √जि) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + षड्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘येषां षड्वर्गोऽरिः जितः’ (those whose sixfold group of enemies is conquered)

• योगेन: by yoga
• योगेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• अनहङ्कृताः: without ego
• अनहङ्कृताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्- (उपसर्ग/नञ्) + अहङ्कृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-समासः; भूतकृदन्त—‘अहङ्काररहित’

• यजन्ति: worship
• यजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्ञान-योगेन: by the yoga of knowledge
• ज्ञान-योगेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानस्य योगः / ज्ञानयोगः)

• ज्ञान-रूपिणम्: whose form is knowledge
• ज्ञान-रूपिणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानरूपः) विशेषणं ‘अव्ययम्’

• अव्ययम्: the imperishable (Lord)
• अव्ययम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (object of worship)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Paramatman

FAQs

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

It defines the mark of a liberated-leaning seeker: inner peace, victory over the six passions, and egolessness, culminating in worship of the Imperishable Reality through jñāna-yoga (knowledge as sacrifice).

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

It frames devotion as refined worship: not merely external ritual, but reverent absorption in the Imperishable Lord as Knowledge itself—bhakti expressed as steady, ego-free contemplation and surrender of the mind’s impurities.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Rather than a technical Vedanga, the verse highlights the practical discipline behind all sacred study—self-mastery (conquering ari-ṣaḍvarga) and correct inner orientation—without which recitation, ritual, or learning bears limited spiritual fruit.