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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation

गुणैर्भूतानि युज्यंते तथैव च न युज्यते । सर्वाणि नैतदेकस्य शोकस्थानं हि विद्यते ॥ ७ ॥

guṇairbhūtāni yujyaṃte tathaiva ca na yujyate | sarvāṇi naitadekasya śokasthānaṃ hi vidyate || 7 ||

Les êtres sont liés par les guṇa, et de même peuvent s’en délier. Mais tout cela ne concerne pas l’Unique : en Lui, il n’existe aucun lieu pour la tristesse.

गुणैःby qualities
गुणैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; साधन/करण (by qualities)
भूतानिbeings
भूतानि:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
युज्यन्तेare joined/associated
युज्यन्ते:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद
तथाthus
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in that manner)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis: indeed)
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय
not
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
युज्यतेis joined/connected
युज्यते:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√युज् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
सर्वाणिall (things)
सर्वाणि:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
not
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
एकस्यof one (person)
एकस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
शोक-स्थानम्a place/cause of grief
शोक-स्थानम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशोक (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शोकस्य स्थानम्)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/कारणार्थक अव्यय (indeed/for)
विद्यतेexists
विद्यते:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (विद्यते = exists)

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

It distinguishes the conditioned soul—bound and released through prakṛti’s guṇas—from the Supreme One, in whom no cause of grief exists, pointing the seeker toward guṇa-transcendence and sorrowlessness.

By implying that refuge in the One beyond guṇas removes the basis of sorrow, it supports bhakti as surrender to the Lord who is untouched by material qualities, leading the devotee toward peace and liberation.

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual detail) is taught here; the takeaway is sādhana-practice oriented—cultivating viveka and vairāgya to loosen guṇa-based attachment.