Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

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

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राः स्वाचारतत्पराः । सदा नारायणपरास्तपोध्यानपरायणाः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāḥ svācāratatparāḥ | sadā nārāyaṇaparāstapodhyānaparāyaṇāḥ || 9 ||

Translation

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras—devoted to their own proper conduct—are always devoted to Nārāyaṇa, intent on austerity, and dedicated to meditation.

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kṣatriyāḥ: Kshatriyas
• kṣatriyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vaiśyāḥ: Vaishyas
• vaiśyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• śūdrāḥ: Shudras
• śūdrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• svācāratatparāḥ: intent on their own duties/conduct
• svācāratatparāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svācāratatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of Time

• nārāyaṇaparāḥ: devoted to Narayana
• nārāyaṇaparāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nārāyaṇapara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tapodhyānaparāyaṇāḥ: dedicated to penance and meditation
• tapodhyānaparāyaṇāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapodhyānaparāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Narrator (unspecified in the provided excerpt)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• {'type': 'social_groups', 'items': ['brāhmaṇāḥ', 'kṣatriyāḥ', 'vaiśyāḥ', 'śūdrāḥ']}
• {'type': 'deity', 'items': ['Nārāyaṇa']}
• {'type': 'practices', 'items': ['ācāra (proper conduct)', 'tapas (austerity)', 'dhyāna (meditation)']}

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