Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

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

Devanagari script

परावरदृशः शक्तिर्ज्ञानवेलां न पश्यति । पश्यतः सर्वभूतानि सर्वावस्थासु सर्वदा ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

parāvaradṛśaḥ śaktirjñānavelāṃ na paśyati | paśyataḥ sarvabhūtāni sarvāvasthāsu sarvadā || 86 ||

Translation

La Puissance qui voit le supérieur et l’inférieur ne remarque aucun « instant de connaissance ». Pour ce Voyant, tous les êtres sont vus sans cesse, en tout état, en tout temps.

Word by Word

• परावरदृशः: of (one who has) higher-and-lower vision
• परावरदृशः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + अवर (प्रातिपदिक) + दृश् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (परावरयोः दृक्/दृश् यस्य/यस्याः); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-आधारेण षष्ठी एकवचन; here genitive singular qualifying शक्तिः

• शक्तिः: power/capacity
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• ज्ञानवेलाम्: the time/limit of knowledge
• ज्ञानवेलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + वेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानस्य वेला); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पश्यतः: of the seer/one who sees
• पश्यतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; ‘of the one who sees’

• सर्वभूतानि: all beings
• सर्वभूतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि भूतानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन

• सर्वावस्थासु: in all states/conditions
• सर्वावस्थासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सर्वाः अवस्थाः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It teaches that true realization is not a temporary experience; for the awakened consciousness (śakti as the Seer), awareness is continuous—beings are perceived in every state, without a separate ‘time of knowledge’.

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

Bhakti matures into uninterrupted remembrance and vision of the Divine in all conditions; the devotee’s awareness becomes steady, seeing the Lord’s presence through all beings and circumstances rather than only during worship moments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is contemplative discipline—cultivating unbroken attention (smṛti/dhyāna) so knowledge is stable rather than episodic.