Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तस्ते मया योगः खाण्डिक्य परिपृच्छतः । संक्षेपविस्तराभ्यां तु किमन्यत्क्रियतां तव ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

ityuktaste mayā yogaḥ khāṇḍikya paripṛcchataḥ | saṃkṣepavistarābhyāṃ tu kimanyatkriyatāṃ tava || 72 ||

Translation

Ainsi, ô Khāṇḍikya, puisque tu as interrogé, je t’ai exposé le Yoga, à la fois brièvement et en détail. Que veux-tu encore que je fasse pour toi ?

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-suchaka (वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः—उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-सूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: was said/taught
• उक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उक्त (√वच्, क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'said/told'

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• योगः: yoga (discipline)
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• खाण्डिक्य: O Khāṇḍikya
• खाण्डिक्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; नाम (vocative)

• परिपृच्छतः: of (you) asking
• परिपृच्छतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परिपृच्छत् (परि+√प्रच्छ्, शतृ-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त; 'of (you) who are asking'

• संक्षेपविस्तराभ्याम्: by briefness and detail
• संक्षेपविस्तराभ्याम्: Karana/Instrument (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; समासः—संक्षेप-विस्तार (द्वन्द्व)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: 'but/indeed')

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अन्यत्: other (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (किम् इति सह)

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—'let it be done'

• तव: for you/of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching to Khāṇḍikya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Khāṇḍikya

FAQs

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

It marks the completion of a formal Yoga-upadeśa: the teacher affirms that the path has been taught comprehensively (both concise and elaborate), emphasizing that liberation-teachings are to be received through sincere inquiry and then practiced.

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

While the verse itself closes a Yoga instruction, it reflects the Narada Purana’s broader method: the seeker asks with faith and receptivity, the teacher gives clear guidance, and the seeker’s next step is committed practice—often harmonized with Vishnu-bhakti in the Moksha-dharma sections.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is pedagogical—teachings are given in saṃkṣepa (summary) and vistara (expanded form), a common śāstric method for learning and retention.