Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Anadhyaya and the Winds: From Vedic Recitation Protocol to Sanatkumara’s Moksha-Upadesha

Devanagari script

सर्वोपायेन कामस्य क्रोधस्य च विनिग्रहः । कार्यः श्रेयोर्थिना तौ हि श्रेयोघातार्थमुद्यतौ ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

sarvopāyena kāmasya krodhasya ca vinigrahaḥ | kāryaḥ śreyorthinā tau hi śreyoghātārthamudyatau || 47 ||

Translation

Celui qui recherche le bien suprême doit, par tous les moyens, maîtriser le désir et la colère, car tous deux sont sans cesse prêts à ruiner le bonheur véritable.

Word by Word

• सर्वोपायेन: by every means
• सर्वोपायेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (‘by every means’)

• कामस्य: of desire
• कामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रोधस्य: of anger
• क्रोधस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• विनिग्रहः: restraint, control
• विनिग्रहः: Karma (कर्म/Object; to be done)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कार्यः: must be done
• कार्यः: Vidhi (विधि/Obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ-ण्यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कृदन्त (gerundive/नीयत्/ण्यत् sense) ‘to be done’ agreeing with ‘विनिग्रहः’

• श्रेयः-अर्थिना: by one who seeks welfare
• श्रेयः-अर्थिना: Karta (कर्ता/Agent; implied doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘one who seeks the good’)

• तौ: those two (desire and anger)
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), द्विवचन (Dual)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: reason/emphasis)

• श्रेयः-घात-अर्थम्: for harming welfare
• श्रेयः-घात-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रेयस् + घात + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अर्थम्-शब्दः द्वितीया एकवचन used adverbially (purpose); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (‘for the destruction of welfare’)

• उद्यतौ: ready, intent
• उद्यतौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत (प्रातिपदिक; √यत्-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण qualifying ‘तौ’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in Moksha-Dharma context, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue stream)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It states that liberation-oriented life (śreyas) depends on mastering inner enemies—desire (kāma) and anger (krodha)—because they directly obstruct spiritual welfare and right judgment.

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

Bhakti requires steadiness of mind and purity of intention; unchecked desire and anger scatter attention and create offenses, so restraining them supports sustained remembrance and worship aligned with śreyas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-based self-regulation—using any effective method to curb kāma and krodha to protect dharma and spiritual progress.