Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

ऐहिकामुष्मिकज्ञानमयी च परिकीर्तिता । जीवाख्या विजयाख्या च तथैव विश्वविन्मयी ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

aihikāmuṣmikajñānamayī ca parikīrtitā | jīvākhyā vijayākhyā ca tathaiva viśvavinmayī || 106 ||

Translation

It is also proclaimed to be constituted of knowledge concerning both the worldly (this life) and the other-worldly (after death). It is called “Jīva”, “Vijayā”, and likewise “Viśva-vinmayī”, pervading and filled with the universe.

Word by Word

• ऐहिकामुष्मिकज्ञानमयी: consisting of worldly and otherworldly knowledge
• ऐहिकामुष्मिकज्ञानमयी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐहिक + अमुष्मिक + ज्ञान + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (ऐहिक-अमुष्मिक-ज्ञानं मयम्/पूर्णं यस्याः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• परिकीर्तिता: proclaimed, celebrated
• परिकीर्तिता: Karma (कर्म/Predicative state of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/√कृत्? here √कीर्त् ‘to praise/mention’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘is proclaimed/celebrated’ (predicate adjective)

• जीवाख्या: called ‘jīva’
• जीवाख्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीव + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जीवस्य आख्या)

• विजयाख्या: called ‘victory’
• विजयाख्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजय + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विजयस्य आख्या)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; ‘thus/likewise’)

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

• विश्वविन्मयी: pervaded by universal consciousness
• विश्वविन्मयी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व + विद्/विन् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विश्वं विन्/विद्-स्वरूपं मयम् यस्याः; पाठ ‘विन्मयी’ = ‘made of consciousness/knowledge’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

The verse frames true learning as twofold—useful for righteous life here (aihika) and for liberation-oriented destiny beyond (āmuṣmika)—and thus presents knowledge as comprehensive and universe-pervading.

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

By distinguishing worldly and otherworldly aims, it implies that disciplined knowledge can support devotion: guiding daily dharmic conduct while orienting the mind toward transcendent realization that culminates in bhakti and moksha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights the Vedanga-style approach of categorizing knowledge by application—ritual/social order and conduct for this world (aihika), and soteriological understanding for the next (āmuṣmika)—a common framework used to organize Vedic sciences and their outcomes.