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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96

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

जनिश्च पुंस्त्रियोर्योगः शुक्रशोणितयोगतः । बिंदुरेकः प्रविशति यदा गर्भे द्वयात्मकः ॥ ९६ ॥

janiśca puṃstriyoryogaḥ śukraśoṇitayogataḥ | biṃdurekaḥ praviśati yadā garbhe dvayātmakaḥ || 96 ||

La conception naît de l’union de l’homme et de la femme, par la conjonction du sperme et du sang menstruel. Quand une unique goutte de semence pénètre dans l’utérus comme un principe à double nature, la grossesse commence.

जनिःgeneration, conception
जनिः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootजनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; abstract noun
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
पुंस्of the male
पुंस्:
Sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; irregular stem (पुंस्)
स्त्रियःof the female
स्त्रियः:
Sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Vedic/epic variant for स्त्रियाः)
योगःunion, conjunction
योगः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
शुक्र-शोणित-योगतःfrom the union of semen and blood
शुक्र-शोणित-योगतः:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शोणित (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषसमास; योगतः = तस्मात् कारणात् (ablatival adverb)
बिन्दुःdrop, seed
बिन्दुः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootबिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
एकःsingle, one
एकः:
Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण/subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण of बिन्दुः
प्रविशतिenters
प्रविशति:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
यदाwhen
यदा:
Kala (काल/Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)
गर्भेin the womb
गर्भे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन
द्वयात्मकःhaving a dual nature
द्वयात्मकः:
Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण/subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमास (द्वयस्य आत्मा/स्वभावः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of बिन्दुः

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/Vedāṅga mode)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

By describing conception as a lawful conjunction of causes (śukra and śoṇita), the verse points to the ordered, dharmic structure of embodiment—reminding the seeker that the body is a conditioned product, not the ultimate Self.

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by fostering detachment: understanding the body’s origin as a compounded process helps a devotee fix the heart on the unborn Lord rather than on mere physical identity.

A technical śāstra-style account of garbha-śarīra (embryology/physiology), using precise causal terminology—useful for dharma discussions around birth, lineage, and life-cycle rites (saṃskāras).