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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti

Devanagari script

मनुष्यजन्म नापि च । चर्मकारचंडालव्याधानापितरजककुंभकारलोहकारस्वर्णकारतंतुवाचसौचिकजटिलसिद्धधावकलेखकभृतकशासनहारिनीचभृत्यद्ररिदहीनांगाधिकांगत्वादि दुःखबहुलज्वरतापशीतश्लेष्मगुल्मपादाक्षिशिरोगर्भपार्श्ववेदनादिदुःखमनुभवंति ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

manuṣyajanma nāpi ca | carmakāracaṃḍālavyādhānāpitarajakakuṃbhakāralohakārasvarṇakārataṃtuvācasaucikajaṭilasiddhadhāvakalekhakabhṛtakaśāsanahārinīcabhṛtyadraridahīnāṃgādhikāṃgatvādi duḥkhabahulajvaratāpaśītaśleṣmagulmapādākṣiśirogarbhapārśvavedanādiduḥkhamanubhavaṃti || 8 ||

Translation

Ils n’obtiennent même pas une véritable naissance humaine; au contraire, ils vivent dans des conditions pleines de douleur : nés dans des métiers vils ou rudes (travailleur du cuir, caṇḍāla, chasseur, barbier, blanchisseur, potier, forgeron, orfèvre, tisserand, tailleur, ascète aux cheveux emmêlés, prétendu « siddha », laveur, scribe, ouvrier à gages, percepteur d’impôts, serviteur, et autres), ou bien comme pauvres, ou avec des membres manquants ou surnuméraires. Ils endurent maintes souffrances : fièvres, brûlure de la chaleur, froid, troubles de flegme, tumeurs du ventre, et douleurs des pieds, des yeux, de la tête, de l’utérus, des flancs, et d’autres maux.

Word by Word

manuṣya-janmahuman birth

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carmakāra-caṇḍāla-vyādha-nāpita-rajaka-kumbhakāra-lohakāra-svarṇakāra-taṃtuvāya-saucika-jaṭila-siddha-dhāvaka-lekhaka-bhṛtaka-śāsana-hārinīca-bhṛtya-daridra-hīna-aṅga-adhika-aṅgatva-ādi(those who are) leather-workers, outcastes, hunters, barbers, washermen, potters, smiths, goldsmiths, weavers, tailors, matted-hair ascetics, siddhas, washermen (launderers), scribes, hired servants, those who carry out punishments, low servants, the poor, the maimed, the over-limbed, etc.

duḥkha-bahula-jvara-tāpa-śīta-śleṣma-gulma-pāda-akṣi-śiras-garbha-pārśva-vedanā-ādi-duḥkhamsuffering such as fever, burning pain, cold, phlegm, abdominal tumor, pain in feet, eyes, head, womb, sides, etc.

anubhavantiexperience

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Purva Bhaga dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

Narada

FAQs

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

It underscores the Purana’s karmic worldview: actions and tendencies can lead not only to loss of a favorable human condition but also to births marked by hardship—social, economic, and bodily—thereby urging detachment and pursuit of dharma and liberation.

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

By vividly portraying the instability and pain of worldly embodiment, the verse functions as a motivator for taking refuge in higher practice—especially remembrance and devotion to the Lord—as the secure means to transcend repeated suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical causality (karma-phala) and the need for disciplined conduct and remedial religious practice (dharma, vrata, and devotion) to avoid degrading conditions of birth.