Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103

Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga

Devanagari script

क्लेशानां च क्षयकरं योगादन्यन्न विद्यते ॥ १०१ ॥

Transliteration

kleśānāṃ ca kṣayakaraṃ yogādanyanna vidyate || 101 ||

Translation

Il n’est rien, en dehors du Yoga, qui puisse consumer les afflictions (kleśas).

Word by Word

• क्लेशानाम्: of afflictions
• क्लेशानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्षयकरम्: causing destruction (removal)
• क्षयकरम्: विशेषण (adjectival predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षय-कर (प्रातिपदिक; क्षय + कर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (agreeing with implied 'यत्/तत्')

• योगात्: than yoga / from yoga
• योगात्: अपादान (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• विद्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘exists/is found’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

FAQs

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

It declares Yoga as the uniquely effective means for dissolving the kleśas—inner afflictions that bind the mind—thereby supporting the Narada Purana’s Moksha-dharma emphasis on liberation through disciplined inner practice.

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

While the verse names Yoga directly, in the Narada Purana’s soteriology Yoga functions as the inner purification that stabilizes devotion—removing mental afflictions that obstruct steady Vishnu-bhakti and contemplative remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is sadhana-oriented: adopt yogic discipline (restraint, meditation, and concentration) as the method for reducing kleśas.