Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

Dharma-ākhyāna (Discourse on Dharma): Worthy Charity, Fruitless Gifts, and the Merit of Building Ponds

Devanagari script

तेन स्वस्वेन पुण्येन पञ्चैते जगतीपते । विमानं धर्म्यमारुढास्त्वमाण्येनं समारुह ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

tena svasvena puṇyena pañcaite jagatīpate | vimānaṃ dharmyamāruḍhāstvamāṇyenaṃ samāruha || 94 ||

Translation

Par le mérite propre à chacun, ces cinq, ô Seigneur du monde, sont montés dans ce vimāna juste, conforme au dharma. Toi aussi—viens, monte sans tarder.

Word by Word

• tena: by that/thereby
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• sva-svena: by (each) one’s own
• sva-svena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; reflexive adjective ‘one’s own’ (reduplicated for distributive sense)

• puṇyena: by merit
• puṇyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• pañca: five
• pañca: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral used substantively; Masculine, Nominative, Plural (sense: ‘five persons’)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; demonstrative pronoun

• jagatī-pate: O lord of the world
• jagatī-pate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagatī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; समास: तत्पुरुष—‘lord of the earth/world’

• vimānam: celestial chariot/vehicle
• vimānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• dharmyam: righteous/virtuous
• dharmyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifies ‘vimānam’

• āruḍhāḥ: having mounted
• āruḍhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (रुह्, धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवत् sense), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘having mounted’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second-person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• āṇya: another’s/other
• āṇya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; used as adjective to ‘enam’/‘vimānam’; meaning ‘belonging to another/other’s’ (contextual)

• enam: this/it
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: enad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; pronoun referring to ‘vimānam’

• samāruha: mount/ascend
• samāruha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√ruh (रुह्, धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana (singular); Parasmaipada

Speaker

Sanatkumara (contextual narrator addressing a king/lord figure within the dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes karma-phala: each being rises according to one’s own puṇya, and dharma is portrayed as the ‘vehicle’ (vimāna) that carries one to higher states.

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

While the verse speaks directly of puṇya and dharma, the Purāṇic framework treats devotion and dharmic living as key producers of merit that elevates the soul toward divine realms.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical ritualism and dharmic conduct as the measurable basis of spiritual progress.