Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

दैवाधीनं जगत्सर्वमिदं स्थावरजंगमम् । यथाप्रेरितमेतेन तथैव कुरुतें द्विज ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

daivādhīnaṃ jagatsarvamidaṃ sthāvarajaṃgamam | yathāpreritametena tathaiva kuruteṃ dvija || 7 ||

Translation

This entire universe—both the immovable and the movable—rests upon divine ordinance. O twice-born one, beings act exactly as They impel them.

Word by Word

• दैवाधीनम्: dependent on fate/divine will
• दैवाधीनम्: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव-अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—जगत्

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—जगत्

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• स्थावरजङ्गमम्: (consisting of) the immobile and the mobile
• स्थावरजङ्गमम्: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थावर-जङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (स्थावरं च जङ्गमं च); विशेषण—जगत्

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकार (adverb: as/according as)

• प्रेरितम्: impelled/urged
• प्रेरितम्: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेरित (कृदन्त; √प्रेर् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle: impelled/urged)

• एतेन: by this (divine agency)
• एतेन: करण (तृतीया/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (by this/by him)

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार (thus/so)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/just)

• कुरुते: acts/does
• कुरुते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: सम्बोधन (Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing a dvija in the instruction style)

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 emphasizes that all worldly movement and stillness operate under daiva (divine ordinance), encouraging humility, surrender, and steadiness while living according to dharma.

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

By highlighting that beings act as impelled by the Divine, it supports bhakti as trustful surrender (śaraṇāgati): one offers actions and outcomes to the Lord rather than clinging to egoistic control.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it aligns with Jyotiṣa/daiva discourse (fate, time, and causality) as a framework for understanding life’s conditions, while still urging right conduct rather than fatalism.