Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

साधारणी नराणां वै भुवनानां च कारणम् । स्वभावान्मोहजननी स्वचिताजनकर्मभिः ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

sādhāraṇī narāṇāṃ vai bhuvanānāṃ ca kāraṇam | svabhāvānmohajananī svacitājanakarmabhiḥ || 44 ||

Translation

Commune à tous les hommes et cause agissant à travers les mondes, cette puissance engendre l’illusion par sa propre nature, au moyen des actes nés de l’esprit et de l’intention de chacun.

Word by Word

• साधारणी: common/general
• साधारणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नराणाम्: of men/people
• नराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• भुवनानाम्: of worlds
• भुवनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वभावात्: from (its) own nature
• स्वभावात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मोह-जननी: producer of delusion
• मोह-जननी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mother/producer of delusion)

• स्व-चित-आजन-कर्मभिः: by actions born of one’s own mind/awareness
• स्व-चित-आजन-कर्मभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + चित (प्रातिपदिक) + आजन (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (by actions arising from one’s own consciousness/intent)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It identifies delusion (moha) as a universal causal force in worldly experience, arising naturally and reinforced by actions shaped by one’s own mind—pointing the seeker toward mastering intention and mental tendencies to move toward moksha.

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

While not explicitly naming bhakti, it implies that mind-directed action creates bondage; bhakti redirects the same mind and intention toward the Divine, transforming karma into purifying service and weakening moha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A foundational takeaway for Vedanga study is mental discipline: without regulating citta (intention and attention), technical learning like Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) can remain worldly; with clarity of mind, study becomes a support for liberation-oriented knowledge.